Trump pulls 5,000 troops from Germany
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is ordering the withdrawal of about 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany, the Pentagon announced Friday. The move comes after President Donald Trump threatened to pull troops following remarks made by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz about U.S. war with Iran.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the withdrawal of about 5,000 troops from Germany within the next year, the Pentagon said on Friday."We expect the withdrawal to be completed over the
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