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'Unbelievable': Pentagon's massive troop withdrawal plan sparks immediate backlash
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Army Soldiers take part at Saber Junction excercise in Hohenfels, Germany, September 8, 2022. REUTERS/Lukas Barth/File Photo
The Pentagon Is Considering a Gift to Moscow—and Calling It Strategy
The Decision Sits in Washington
The Pentagon is considering withdrawing at least 25,000 American troops—nearly a third of the U.S. force in Europe—along with aircraft, ships, and weapons. That is the relevant fact. Online outrage and diplomatic anxiety are consequences, not causes.
Institutional power rests with President Donald Trump’s administration and the Pentagon officials…
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