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The Pentagon’s May 1 announcement that it would withdraw 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany fits a longer pattern of U.S. force repositioning, experts told The Epoch Times.
The decision came days after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared that the United States had “no strategy” in the war against Iran and that Tehran was “humiliating” Washington.
A Decision With Antecedents
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said that the drawdown would be completed in six to 12 months and that it follows a review of U.S. force posture in Europe.
