US President Donald Trump announced on June 15 that Washington would reduce the number of US troops in Germany from 34,500 to 25,000 unless Berlin agreed to pay for their deployment and raise defense spending in accordance with NATO agreements. Trump has repeatedly demanded that all NATO countries spend at least two percent of their gross domestic products on defense.
The envoy noted that the US administration’s decision on relocating part of its forces could impact only economic situation in the areas located near the US military bases
https://tass.com/politics/1183981
Whether it makes difference or not, as reported earlier: “… The U.S. military said on Wednesday it would move its headquarters out of Stuttgart, Germany to Belgium …”.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-germany-military-hq-idUSKCN24U266
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(BTW, just a passing thought. I have seen over and over that whenever a troubled U.S. corporation plans either a dissolution or considerable downsizing, with or without a merger, it appoints a brand new Chief Executive Officer for that particular mission, presumably one with particular set of skills for that.
Then, is it just possible that the owners of the bloated corporation “U.S.A”, realising that they already are in much too deep waters, have deliberately appointed such a C.E.O. (“president”) in the person of Trump, to least painfully liquidate their property?)
Thank you, Sir Richard. Trump might just be the right person to extricate America from any more foolish ventures in gunboat diplomacy and I don’t count the bloviating that Trump disseminates for the peanut gallery at home.
Tikhon Bogomolov
The Corporation of The United States is located in Swampington, DC
The U.S.A is the land of 50 states.
These are 2 different things!
In 1933 the United States Corp. Ďeclared bankcrupcy-to the FED and the U.S.A-the country, their people, their children, their property were declared as banks collaterall.
We are all property / collateral of the FED.
Remember the difference!!!
Thats why deficit does not matter!!!!
” Thank you, Sir Richard. Trump might just be the right person to extricate America from any more foolish ventures in gunboat diplomacy and I don’t count the bloviating that Trump disseminates for the peanut gallery at home. ”
Dont fall for the ” magic act “. The fact is Thousands of troops will still stay in Germany, while an unknown number will be put into Poland, and the Baltics, bringing them closer to the Russian border. The ZioAmericans arent going anywhere except closer to Russia. This is just a cover story.
Good! the supply lines get longer, and the distance to attack them get closer with no additional NATO territory to cross or to overfly. Now we don’t only have a Baltic Gambit ( not the book title) but also a Polish Gambit. As a rule it is of advantage for the defender to accept the Gambit.
@ Kampfbeobachter
Indeed. Logistics is practically everything in warfare. No efficient supply lines – no survival.
Incidentally, I found it most instructive just to analyse the WW2 campaigns on the Eastern Front, all amply documented on the web, including plenty of video strategy animation (Star Media, others…).
And one wonders … what do they teach at West Point these days?………
What do you mean ? Their supply lines will actually get shorter and closer to the border, while their main bases in Germany will get a nice buffer zone. I know we put them down here on a regular basis, but the ZioAmericans arent that militarily incompetent . They’ve scalped the some of the best minds of the world to work for them, That has to count for something. Besides, they dont intend for the conflict with Russia to last too long, just long enough to damage to Russian oil infrastructure and other important assets, possibly some cities. They have absolutely no problem if Poland, the Baltics, Ukraine, and even Germany get wiped out in the process.
Fog of War said: ”Don’t fall for the magic act.” Sir, thanx for the caution. It is well placed. The Ставка has already figured out the countermove so things will start to get interesting.
Respectfully yours,
Tikhon
Fog of War
Exactly!
You may also wish to check today’s take on “Trump pulls thousands of US troops out of Germany” by the Christoforou & Mercouris team, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6_pQgUXqYQ
Anonymous said: “Trump pulls thousands of troops fron Germany.” Yep, and the Germans breathe a sigh of relief. Of course, they’re only moving to Belgium and Italy plus Poland and the Baltic States – Shuffling deckchairs on the Titanic in other words.
The mad-dog british general Shireff bloviated the other day about when a single Russian Boot in any NATO ally country means immediate thermonuclear war with Russia – Sheesh, what is that guy snortin’ and smokin’ and injecting?
Tikhon