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2020-12-05 Europe

Germany welcomes bid to halt US troop withdrawal

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Posted by trailing wife 2020-12-05 03:50|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 What a bunch of traitors in the Congress.

Posted by 3dc 2020-12-05 05:54|| 2020-12-05 05:54|| Front Page Top

#2 If the bill is approved by Trump before the Jan. 15 deadline to withdraw troops, it also would appear to freeze his plan to slash troop levels in Afghanistan to 2,500 from 4,500. Trump’s withdrawal could then only go ahead after a risk assessment, a lengthy, labor-intensive process.
Committee aides said they expected the House would pass the bill early next week, sending it to the Senate. After that, it would go to the White House, for Trump to sign or veto.

Posted by b 2020-12-05 06:33|| 2020-12-05 06:33|| Front Page Top

#3 Welfare for first world countries.

Posted by Procopius2k 2020-12-05 06:48|| 2020-12-05 06:48|| Front Page Top

#4 With the controls of the governments in Western Europe in the hands of Muslims , can Western European countries be considered to be first world countries ?

Posted by Phinetch Wherese4624 2020-12-05 07:00|| 2020-12-05 07:00|| Front Page Top

#5 And I am supposed to support the GOP? It's no wonder people in Georgia and elsewhere voted Libertarian.

Trump waited too long to do this as well.

Posted by Clem 2020-12-05 07:48|| 2020-12-05 07:48|| Front Page Top

#6 OK the US/USSR Cold War ended 29 years ago with USSR going bankrupt and Germany reunification.

Germany, in the last 20 years has generally become resentful of US Troops and US Citizens in country.

The Germany Economy has made out like bandits during the US occupation.

The US has repaired and Donated well over a 12,000 Apartment/ Housing area units to Germany as we started draw downs of troop numbers.

eg. Patrick Henry Village and Mark Twain Village, Giessen, Bitburg,Rhein Main, Prum, Stuttgart and many many others were donated to Germany. Their estimated value.... $10 Billion. Not including the repairs and upgrades the US made BEFORE turning them over to the Germans. Which now rent the units out for $$$$.

We have our own CONUS issues to deal with. So let the EU handle and pay for their own since they are ranting about the US now.

We can use that OCONUS $$$$$ here state-side for ADDED Security Defenses. Hell we can't even secure our own borders without a elected Pro-Socialist subversive element in the US fighting us.

Posted by NN2N1 2020-12-05 08:17|| 2020-12-05 08:17|| Front Page Top

#7 So we give the Krauts money to buy Russian oil and sell goods to Iran.

Never should have taken our foot off the throats of the Hun.

Posted by Regular joe 2020-12-05 08:47|| 2020-12-05 08:47|| Front Page Top

#8 ... tradition and the hospitality of the German society

My irony meter exploded.

Posted by Bobby 2020-12-05 08:48|| 2020-12-05 08:48|| Front Page Top

#9 How many times did we hear "Amis raus"?

And at USAREUR they have their second consecutive German general as COS.

I agree: Amis raus. Aus der NATO auch.

Posted by Clem 2020-12-05 08:59|| 2020-12-05 08:59|| Front Page Top

#10 Stupidest, most incompetent political class in modern US history. Also the most corrupt

Posted by Thrinert Guelph5705 2020-12-05 09:48|| 2020-12-05 09:48|| Front Page Top

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