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

I love how Americans always have to externalize all their problems. It's not that your rotten system put a complete imbecile in charge. Oh no, it's the scheming Russians secretly taking over your government. Also, hilarious how Russia is both about to collapse, but also secretly running the world in the liberal lore. Meanwhile, it's pretty clear which country has complete political capture in the US and isn't even hiding it. But blueMAGA here has some amazing conspiracy theories to tell us.