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© (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2020.Trump's troop cut in Germany blindsided senior U.S. officials, sources say
By Jonathan Landay, Andrea Shalal and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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PTownsend
Trump once again confusing the role of a US president with that of a banana republic dictator. Trump has zero regard for the republic and the US Constitution. I can understand why 'foreigners' meddle in support of him, but not Americans. Unless those Americans, including many like Trump who oppose individuals fighting fascism, actually want Trump to smash the republic and set up a system the anti-fascists oppose.
Zaphod
Trump is sensibly reducing the oversized US military presence abroad.... and predictable the fake media bashes him for that. If he increased it, they would bash him for that.
Drumpf bad, anytime, anywhere, whatever he does.
Jason
These stories always sound like, Trump decides to reduce military size in Germany. Sources say cook in the white house was not informed.
The Avenger
I have always thought the Trump Foreign Policy (an exaggerated use of the word Policy) was simple and it has a name.
The Putin Directive.
Every withdraw from an International Agreement or Treaty. Every insult and slight directed at our allies. Every supportive action towards Dictators is in fact to the Benefit of Russia and Putin.
Who in the world has gained the most in the last 3 1/2 years thanks to the insipid incompetence of Trump?
Putin, Russia and China. And China knows who to thank for their good fortune.
Putin.
PTownsend
How is the fringe/kook media reporting this? I won't click their sites because I don't want to make their 'elite' owners richer.
lincolnman
It sends a very clear message - the same message the Puppet always send to his Master....
You pull the stings, and I'll dance...
Dancing Donald - the Puppet President...
Blacklabel
Will there be a "whistleblower" for this too? Is this not a decision that a President can make, to bring troops home?
Asakaze
Much ado about nothing. Several thousands troops, if really redeployed from Germany, can be brought back in a very short notice. What's the fuss about?
@The Avenger
So, Putin directed Trump to do all that Trump did in the foreign policy? To pile pressure on Venezuela, to bomb Syria, to end the nuclear deal with Iran, to support the Israeli annexation of Palestinian lands? Seriously?
@lincolnman
Another Witness of the Putin's Directive? Are you guys organized in a church or something?
Serrano
Trump's troop cut in Germany
Good. Let's see more troop cuts in more countries, especially in Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq which Mattis was opposed to.
blindsided senior U.S. officials
Good. There needs to be more blindsiding of U.S. officials, especially the Obama holdovers.
Yooki Imada
US Troops are there to protect them from Putin.....but, but Merkel signed a gas deal
with Putin....which doesn't make German-sense at all.
So Germany is double-timing the world... so that they can all sleep in peace every night and achieve prosperity...... at the expense of uncle Sam.....how nice.
Halwick
Well......you guys complain there's too many U.S. military occupation troops around the world and they should be removed.
So Trump does what you've been demanding all along.
Now you're condemning his actions.
When he cuts U.S. military presence on Okinawa and mainland Japan, you're going to condemn that action too.
Damned when he doesn't, damned when he does.
lincolnman
Witness? It's in plain sight...or read the Repub Senate Select Intel Committee report...
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/21/senate-intel-report-confirms-russia-aimed-to-help-trump-in-2016-198171
Sure, let's abandon allies and cut and run on friends. Trump's foreign policy is the same as his one in DC - "Run and hide in the bunker!"...
Of course, no doubt another Republican conservative icon like John Bolton...
Busby
Well, it looks like at least 22 Repubs found some spine...we'll see if it goes MIA again...
BINGO! This President always gives "gifts" to Putin - gift's that are always harmful to our allies or our US national interests.
Just one more example of The Trump-Putin Mutual Admiration Society...doing its best to make Russia great again...
Numan
Trump is mad that Merkel wouldn't come to his G7 during a pandemic. Germany foiled his plans to distract from all of his incompetence. This is his petty response! trump has been the highlight of Putin's espionage career!
trump is China's "spirit animal"!