{"id":7801,"date":"2026-05-01T23:21:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T23:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=7801"},"modified":"2026-05-01T23:21:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T23:21:50","slug":"us-to-withdraw-about-5000-troops-from-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=7801","title":{"rendered":"US to withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em><small>US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, pictured during a congressional hearing on April 29, 2026, has ordered the withdrawal of some 5,000 US troops from Germany &#8211; Copyright GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA\/AFP\/File Kevin Dietsch<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>W.G. DUNLOP<\/em><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement came after President Donald Trump threatened earlier this week to remove troops from NATO ally Germany amid a row with its chancellor, Friedrich Merz, over the US-Israeli war against Iran.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe expect the withdrawal to be completed over the next six to twelve months,\u201d Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis decision follows a thorough review of the Department\u2019s force posture in Europe and is in recognition of theater requirements and conditions on the ground,\u201d Parnell added.<\/p>\n<p>Germany\u2019s Merz has become a target of Trump\u2019s ire after saying Monday that Iran is \u201chumiliating\u201d Washington at the negotiating table.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said on Tuesday that Merz \u201cthinks it\u2019s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon. He doesn\u2019t know what he\u2019s talking about!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Trump said Washington was \u201cstudying and reviewing the possible reduction\u201d of US troops in Germany, and that he would decide in a \u201cshort period of time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During both of his terms in office, Trump has made a number of threats to slash US troop numbers in Germany and other European allies, saying he wants Europe to take on greater responsibility for its defense rather than depending on Washington.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 \u2018Why shouldn\u2019t I?\u2019 \u2013<\/p>\n<p>But he now appears determined to punish allies who have failed to back the war against Iran or contribute to a peacekeeping force in the crucial Strait of Hormuz waterway, which Tehran\u2019s forces have effectively closed.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Trump said he may pull US troops from Italy and Spain due to their opposition to the war, telling reporters in the Oval Office: \u201cItaly has not been of any help to us and Spain has been horrible, absolutely horrible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, probably, I probably will. Why shouldn\u2019t I?\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>As of December 31, 2025, there were 12,662 active-duty US troops in Italy and 3,814 in Spain. In Germany there were 36,436.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during a visit to Morocco, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said Thursday that Germany was \u201cprepared\u201d for a reduction in US troops and was \u201cdiscussing it closely and in a spirit of trust in all NATO bodies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While saying he was \u201crelaxed\u201d about the idea of fewer US troops in Germany, Wadephul said that large American bases in Germany are \u201cnot up for discussion at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said for example that the Ramstein Air Base had \u201can irreplaceable function for the United States and for us alike.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The EU said Thursday that the deployment of US troops in Europe was in Washington\u2019s interest, and that the United States was \u201ca vital partner in contributing to Europe\u2019s security and defense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump meanwhile took aim at Merz again, telling him to focus on ending the Ukraine war instead of \u201cinterfering\u201d on Iran.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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