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US to cut troop levels in Germany by 5,000 amid Trump spat with Merz (www.bbc.com)

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The US Department of Defence plans to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany, amid a spat between US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the war with Iran.

The decision comes a day after Trump criticised Merz, who suggested the US had been "humiliated" by Iranian negotiators.

In social media posts on Thursday, Trump said Merz was "doing a terrible job" and had "problems of all kinds", including on immigration and energy. Trump has also suggested pulling US troops from Italy and Spain.

The US has a significant military presence in Germany, with more than 36,000 active duty troops assigned to bases across the country as of last December.

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[–] Ophrys@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

fun fact, not so far from where I lived there is a usa base and people where getting shitloads of cancer in the area, turned out they were spraying teflon (?) On the fighterjets (that never ever get used anyway) and just flushed the rest down the drain polluting the water.

No one was held accountable, nothing happened except an "oupsie daisy we promise not to do it again"

I can't even fathom how these vile pigs must behave in poor underdeveloped areas, I bet they're just on a continous rape and torture spree tbh.

[–] iByteABit@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 hour ago

There's also multiple bases where I live, and I'm pretty sure there was an incident some years ago where a US soldier was harassing girls around there