The United States will withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germany in the next 6-12 months, the Pentagon said Friday.
U.S. President Donald Trump had threatened to withdraw some troops from the NATO ally earlier this week as he continues to feud with Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the U.S-Israel war against Iran. Merz said the U.S. was being “humiliated” by the Iranian leadership and criticized Washington’s lack of strategy in the war.
Pentagon spokesman 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 U.S. has several major military facilities in Germany, including the headquarters for U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command, Ramstein Air Base and Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, the largest American hospital outside the United States.
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The number of troops leaving Germany would be 14% of the 36,000 American service members stationed there.
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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.
Trump ignored questions from reporters about the withdrawal on Friday as he boarded Air Force One in Ocala, Florida, following a rally to tout his economic agenda.
Trump made a similar threat in his first term, saying he would pull about 9,500 of the roughly 34,500 U.S. troops who were then stationed in Germany, but he didn’t start the process and Democratic President Joe Biden formally stopped the planned withdrawal soon after taking office in 2021.
Wow, Global lets a fascist terrorist like iran war on here spouting what it does? Unreal! But Canadians cant talk the truth in their own lands.
Yeah, like Germany is a Muslim country. hahaha! So rich! From fascist to Islam? US is removing troops cause the US is led by a demented fool. The US is removing troops cause Trump uses these things when he has a temper tantrum. He’s either bombing or taking his toys out of the sandbox when he cries.. F*ck Trump and trolls.
Trump only did this because he hates Muslim countries like Germany. He is a racist. You watch, he will start removing troops from other Muslim countries like France and Spain.
The US is not welcome in more places around the world and China will fill the void. There was a time when this change would shake the world, but as we are seeing Trump is not an aberration, he is what america is becoming. Arrogant, untrustworthy and a criminal government
ME likes big American torpedoes with big cannon balls
military base in Germany what 10 billion/year for what? they are not fight any wars.
looks like USA running away from ME war too. the aircraft carrier is like Duck running away from the ME and going back to the US.. they are scared they might get bombed like a duck in the high seas. those aircraft ships cost 50 billion ships and can be destroyed with ONE $10,000 drones and hypersonic missles. why even have a 30,000 US mlitary base for? Iran has shown those military bases are sitting ducks with missles that was not shot down.
Nico is right. WWII is over, time for Yankee go home.
There should be no U.S. European Command – they are not in command of Europe. There should be no Africa Command – they are not in charge of Africa. – send them all home.
As Germany does not get any rent for the bases, they do not benefit.
Trump does whatever Putin tells him to do.
get all US troops out of europe, yankee dogs