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Around 35,000 American troops are currently based in Germany, the largest U.S.
military presence in Europe and one of the biggest in any country outside the U.S.
The drawdown is slated to take place over the next six to 12 months.
The Pentagon gave no information on where the troops might be sent.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said this week that, quote, the Americans clearly have no strategy for ending the war in Iran.
President Trump fired back, saying the German leader should worry more about his country and stop interfering in the Iran war.
Greg Myrie, NPR News, Washington.
The Pentagon says the move follows a thorough review of U.S.
Around 35,000 American troops are currently based in Germany, the largest U.S.
military presence in Europe and one of the biggest in any country outside the U.S.
The drawdown is slated to take place over the next 6 to 12 months.
The Pentagon gave no information on where the troops might be sent.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said this week that, quote, the Americans clearly have no strategy for ending the war in Iran.
President Trump fired back, saying the German leader should worry more about his country and stop interfering in the Iran war.
Greg Myrie, NPR News, Washington.
Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee pressed Secretary Hegseth on the cost of the war and how it might end.
A combative Hegseth repeatedly pushed back, saying the biggest adversary at the moment was the, quote, "...reckless, feckless, and defeatist words of congressional Democrats and some Republicans."
Committee members asked Hegseth if he understood the economic burden the war was imposing on American consumers.