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2021-04-14 Europe
US will base 500 additional troops in Germany, minister tells Berlin
[AlAhram] The United States will deploy an additional 500 troops to Germany, Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin said during a visit to Berlin, marking a reversal of former President Donald Trump
...His ancestors didn't own any slaves...
's plans to withdraw about 12,000 troops from the NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis....
country.
A meaningless reversal, but a deliberate insult nonetheless.
"We have ceased planning (for a troop drawdown)," Austin said at a news conference with his German counterpart Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer on Tuesday.

"I think our assignment of an additional 500 troops speaks to the level of our partnership and our commitment to NATO," he added.
Posted by trailing wife 2021-04-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ]  Top

#1 MLF, we'll scare Brezhnev?
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-04-14 05:48||   2021-04-14 05:48|| Front Page Top

#2 #1 MLF, we'll scare Brezhnev?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2021-04-14 05:48


g(r)om,

You know the next line, right? ;)

Mike
Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2021-04-14 07:02||   2021-04-14 07:02|| Front Page Top

#3 "I think our assignment of an additional 500 troops speaks to the level of our partnership and our commitment to NATO"

So,...little?
Posted by Skidmark 2021-04-14 07:21||   2021-04-14 07:21|| Front Page Top

#4 #2 Would you settle for half?
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-04-14 07:51||   2021-04-14 07:51|| Front Page Top

#5 You know the more troops overseas, the fewer to provide occupation forces in the states.
Posted by Procopius2k 2021-04-14 08:39||   2021-04-14 08:39|| Front Page Top

#6 Hide your women.
Posted by DarthVader 2021-04-14 09:49||   2021-04-14 09:49|| Front Page Top

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