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Sputnik: Trump May Withdraw More Troops From Germany Than Initially Anticipated, Report Says
On Friday, US officials told the Wall Street Journal that the Trump administration was planning to slash US troop numbers in Germany from 34,500 to 25,000 and to freeze the maximum troop numbers at this level, with 9,500 military personnel expected to be redeployed elsewhere. Warsaw has already lobbied Washington to have them redeployed to Poland.
Washington wants to withdraw as many as 15,000 troops from Germany, not 9,500 as earlier reported by the Wall Street Journal, Spiegel has reported.
According to the magazine, the White House informed Congress of its plans to remove between 5,000 and 15,000 troops from the central European country by as soon as autumn of 2020.
Spiegel says Berlin was not informed of Washington’s decision, noting that given “the scope of the plans, the move could certainly be called a provocation.”
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WNU Editor: The Spiegel article (in German) is here.
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Der Spiegel isn’t a reputable news outlet as it has a long history of obsessive America hating. It has had to retract stories for gross errors on American related issues.
Having said that, whatever the number withdrawn, it is a major change in American defense strategy. It is a shift away from European continental defense and a shift towards maritime defense. As a result in a second Trump administration I expect all US troops to leave Germany if she continues with deeper economic integration with its eastern powers, Russia and a China. After all, this continued integration is why 9,500 are leaving.
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Trump warned them 8 or 9 months ago on September 2019.
Mutti though she could have her way and wait him out.
Trump is forcing the German political establishment to grow up or grow a backbbone. This will never happen for the Greens or the SPD, but for the rest of them the writing is on the wall.
Anti-American behaviour has been widespread in Europe. It is out if envy. I have a European parent, who hears a lot of the shot that comes out of their (Europeans) mouth. The Europeans have been at it for decades. At least since the 1960s. They got tired of hearing about how racist America is. There was a lot of schadenfruede when France had it riots. This isn't about Trump. It got worse under Trump. It was better under Obama. They liked Obama, because he was a lefty and he was black. They could virtue signal.
What Merkel doesn't understand is that, when she dies of old age. She dies alone and without supporters. History will not be kind to her.
History won't be kind for ALMOST all Americans. What a moment of reveal coming up.
And what will be revealed?
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