We pulled out in noticeable numbers way back for different reasons. Irritated at Germany not paying what he deems a fair amount of its GDP to fund forces within NATO the petulant one is withdrawing troops from the country.
" The U.S. will bring about 6,400 forces home from Germany and shift about 5,600 to other countries in Europe"
" NATO nations have pledged to dedicate 2% of their gross domestic product to defense spending by 2024, and Germany is still short of that goal, at about 1.4%. "
" Trump bluntly said 'We're reducing the force because they're not paying their bills. It's very simple. They're delinquent."
This will cost the US big bucks and Germany will miss the spending power of servicemen on it's soil. Of course it might never happen depending how the US election goes in November. Interesting to see how that nice Mr Putin reacts, if at all, to this move
" The U.S. will bring about 6,400 forces home from Germany and shift about 5,600 to other countries in Europe"
" NATO nations have pledged to dedicate 2% of their gross domestic product to defense spending by 2024, and Germany is still short of that goal, at about 1.4%. "
" Trump bluntly said 'We're reducing the force because they're not paying their bills. It's very simple. They're delinquent."
This will cost the US big bucks and Germany will miss the spending power of servicemen on it's soil. Of course it might never happen depending how the US election goes in November. Interesting to see how that nice Mr Putin reacts, if at all, to this move
Trump pulls 12,000 troops out of Germany and calls Merkel 'delinquent'
The U.S. will bring about 6,400 forces home and shift about 5,600 to other countries in Europe. Trump said 'we're reducing the force because they're not paying their bills. They're delinquent.'
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