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Trump orders withdrawal of 5,000 troops from Germany amid feud with Merz

The Hill·Filip Timotija·about 1 month ago
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President Trump ordered the Pentagon on Friday to withdraw about 5,000 U.S. service members from Germany amid his public feud with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.  The redeployment of troops will bring the number of service members roughly to pre-2022 levels and will affect a brigade combat team and potentially other U.S. forces already in Germany, according to a senior Pentagon official.  The shake-up will affect the long-range fires battalion that the prior administration planned to deploy to the country later this year. It comes as the Trump administration has expressed frustration with Germany and other NATO allies over not stepping up enough during America’s war with Iran.  Merz said this week that Iran was “humiliating” the U.S. as it chokes off the Strait of Hormuz and causes chaos in global energy markets.…

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