After decades of providing the military support for Europe, the USA is going to begin to pull back from military occupation of Germany. NATO has been free-loading off the taxpayers of the USA for too long.
Roughly calculating - 11,900 troops and the contractors and buildings to support the troops costs at least $3 billion each year. That money can be better spent at home.
US plans to withdraw troops from German bases
The US has formally announced plans to withdraw 11,900 troops stationed in Germany... the decision is part of a broader geo-political shift to focus on Asia, on a deeper level it is likely to reflect President Donald Trump’s anger that Germany, and leader Angela Merkel, has not fulfilled its demand for an increase in NATO spending.
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