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Troop withdrawal from Germany a risky win for rotational troop approach, says Heritage scholar

By Abraham Mahshie
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Troop withdrawal from Germany a risky win for rotational troop approach, says Heritage scholar

The Department of Defense’s recent announcement about its plan to withdraw 12,000 U.S. troops from Germany was framed as a modernizing effort to enhance strategic flexibility and better position troops closer to the NATO eastern flank.

But the Heritage Foundation says sacrificing troop permanence is a net loss to deterrence efforts in Europe.

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