WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is weighing a drastic plan to pull planes, ships, weapons and tens of thousands of U.S. troops from Europe, despite warnings from NATO allies about the growing threat of Russian aggression, according to seven current and former U.S. and Western officials.

The reduction could be roughly one-third of all U.S. troops in Europe, or about 25,000. A U.S. official and another person with knowledge of the deliberations say it could be even larger — as much as half, or up to 40,000 troops.

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[–] 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

While I appreciate the thought that the US is looking to reduce their influence in Europe on their own, a sudden reduction in force is not in in the interest of anyone apart from the orange shitstain.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 weeks ago

    Do it, less enemy forces entrenched in their territory.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 weeks ago

    I'm European and I'm OK with this. Please proceed.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 weeks ago

    Well good thing a lot of those European (NATO) countries anticipated this and were already bolstering their own forces and strengthening alliances.

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    [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago

    Ennemies leaving our territory, excellent news.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago

    Congress authorized those troops, the executive shouldn't be able to unilaterally cancel them.

    This is his way of trying to force europe to back Operation Epstein's Fury.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago

    Ami Go Home 😉

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago

    He's such a fucking moron. I mean, part of me is glad about the news. But it's also a sizable weakening of the US. I think I'm mostly just irritated because it's being done because of an idiot, for idiot reasons.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 weeks ago

    Oh yes, Goldstein is so successful in Ukraine he plans to take all of Europe next. Doubleplusgood.

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