Originally Posted by
minigundiplomat
5000 troops is not a lot in the big scheme of things; but the symbology is much larger. This is Trump telling Germany that US military support in Europe is not 'gratis' and tied to economic and political cooperation.
It is not US Military Support. It is forward operating stations to maintain the US capability to respond to anything East of Germany....the troops are not there for the benefit of Germany or any other European State, they are there to maintain US interests. All this rubbish spouted about Germany needing to pay more for the protection offered by America is Codswallop, the USA, certainly under it’s present leadership, gives not one fig about anyone other than the USA.