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Trump Defends Plan to Pull Out 12,000 Troops From Germany Over 'Delinquent' NATO Fees
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July 29, 2020
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1:32Now PlayingPresident Donald Trump is defending the decision to pull U.S. troops out of Germany, telling reporters “we’re reducing the force because they’re not paying their bills. It’s very simple. They’re delinquent.”
He added that he might rethink the decision to pull troops out of Germany "if they start paying their bills.”
The U.S. will bring about 6,400 forces home and shift about 5,600 to other countries in Europe, U.S. defense leaders said Wednesday, detailing a Pentagon plan that will cost billions of dollars and take years to complete.
A number of forces will go to Italy, and a major move would shift U.S. European Command and Special Operations Command Europe from Stuttgart, Germany, to Belgium.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said that some moves will begin in months and will leave about 24,000 troops in Germany.
He said that while the decision was “accelerated” by Trump's orders, the moves also promote larger strategic goals to deter Russia, reassure European allies and shift forces further east into the Black Sea and Baltic regions.
Trump also spoke about his conversation with Russia over nuclear arms agreement.
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