Pentagon orders removal of 5,000 US troops from Germany
The United States will withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germany in the next 6–12 months, the Pentagon confirmed on Friday.
Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement that the “decision follows a thorough review of the Department’s force posture in Europe and is in recognition of theater requirements and conditions on the ground.”
The number of troops leaving Germany would be 14% of the 36,000 American service members stationed there. That is more than any other European country, according to the Defense Manpower Data Center.
Nico Lange from the Center of European Policy Analysis told The Associated Press earlier this week that they primarily serve U.S. interests, including “the projection of American power globally,” rather than helping with the defense of Germany.
National security analyst Hal Kempfer joins LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall to discuss.
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