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Trump rightly cuts Germany troop levels, but should redeploy some forces to Poland

By Tom Rogan
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Trump rightly cuts Germany troop levels, but should redeploy some forces to Poland

President Trump is right to reduce the U.S. military force strength in Germany. But he should now redeploy some of those forces to establish a permanent base in Poland.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump’s order will reduce the total U.S. deployed strength in Germany from 34,500 to 25,000 personnel. It would also cap the total number of personnel in Germany at 25,000.

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