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2020-06-06 Europe

US set to slash number of troops in Germany by more than a quarter

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Posted by Fred 2020-06-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 How many million $US of "invisible" foreign aid will that drain out of Germany's economy yearly? Even better is that we are leaving...

Posted by magpie 2020-06-06 13:22|| 2020-06-06 13:22|| Front Page Top

#2 During the Cold War, almost 300,000 American soldiers were stationed in (West) Germany at times. This reduction began long before Trump. The remaining bases became operational and logistic centers, which the American military uses for its missions in other parts of the world, especially in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Reducing the American troop presence in Germany by almost a third would have no immediate impact on Germany's security, it would rather be a problem for the American military itself. It has well-developed and functioning facilities in Germany, which it would then have to do without or rebuild elsewhere (Poland?). And since the Americans have even increased their engagement on NATO's eastern flank in recent years, the strategic situation in Europe would not change in principle for the time being.

Posted by European Conservative 2020-06-06 19:20|| 2020-06-06 19:20|| Front Page Top

#3 Amis raus. Once the Warsaw Pact crumbled, NATO and the US presence in Europe should have shriveled.

Posted by Clem 2020-06-06 19:27|| 2020-06-06 19:27|| Front Page Top

#4 ...but the Globalist kept it alive. They couldn't and won't change. We've wasted lives and resources like Justinian trying to resurrect the old western Roman Empire. In doing so, we've undermined the structures of the old republic.

Posted by Procopius2k 2020-06-06 19:46|| 2020-06-06 19:46|| Front Page Top

#5 Re #5: High marks for Belisaurius, however!

Posted by borgboy 2020-06-06 21:52|| 2020-06-06 21:52|| Front Page Top

#6 Should say re#4! Sorry

Posted by borgboy 2020-06-06 21:54|| 2020-06-06 21:54|| Front Page Top

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