Last week’s announcement of 9,500 US troops being withdrawn from Germany continues to be a topic of discussion in Germany, though the German government says they haven’t heard a word yet from the US on this plan, and are just basing it on media reports.
This is likely to be seen as another sign that US relations with Germany are strained, and they aren’t communicating to the point where major changes directly related to the two of them aren’t even discussed until well after they’ve broken in the press.
German DM Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer warned that the troop cuts would further harm NATO. She’s one of a few German officials opposed to the US cuts, while other officials vary between ambivalence and seeing it as a good opportunity to be rid of the US presence.
US officials have largely not addressed this since last week’s announcement, and it’s not clear why they haven’t contacted Germany about it at all. Either way, the big focus in Europe will likely be where the US troops will be going, with Poland really hoping to get them.
The majority of Germans want the US occupation force to leave and take their nukes with them……..other countries have the wish to get rid of US bases.
The US uses its bases around the world to stage aggressions, invasions, wars, and assassinations without the host countries knowledge.
Each country hosting US bases witness on a daily basis, crimes, drunk driving, violence, homicide and rape……..without US soldiers being prosecuted by the host country.
The US is not a signatory to the International Criminal Court……and cannot be prosecuted for war crimes.
I’d think there are some locations right here in the US where neighboring communities to our military bases wish they were gone too.
yes i can imagine.
Soldier crime doesn’t seem as big a problem in white countries like Germany. That or its under reported compared to Japan.
The Don will get back to you Germany. He’s still waiting for someone to interpret what he said so he knows himself.
Just how would anyone harm the North American Terrorist Organization ?
The less NATO does the better off everybody would be .
Cut the budget…
If theyr’e left hanging, Trump probably expects a concession from Germany.
Germany will need to lock out China’s Huawei….