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CAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 day ago

Trump threatens to reduce US troop numbers in Germany after clash with Merz

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Trump threatens to reduce US troop numbers in Germany after clash with Merz

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CAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 day ago
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  • Buffalox@lemmy.world
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    I don’t see the US presence having any benefit to either Germany or Europe. So that’s OK Trump, you can take your stupid ball and go home. We have our own ball and a heck of a lot better friends to play with too.

  • NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone
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    oh no! please don’t remove all your bases from England either!

  • rumschlumpel@feddit.org
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    Don’t threaten me with a good time!

    • IratePirate@feddit.org
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      This. Ami, go home!

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    Oh, please do. We will happily take over the 40 installations, good luck with the supply chain without Ramstein and the holiday locations in Garmisch.

    I am so tired of these threatsm

    • Melchior@feddit.org
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      That is just the army. So the air force and marines are not included.

      • jagermo@feddit.org
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        I’d tell him its an all or nothing deal. He likes deals.

        • Optional@lemmy.world
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          *sigh* This would 100% work.

  • RedSnt ♾️🦋♂️👓🖥️@feddit.dk
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    Didn’t US soldiers stationed in Germany have to use German food banks in order to even eat a few months back?

    https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/05/government-shutdown-us-army-tells-soldiers-in-germany-to-go-to-the-food-bank

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      yep… the were sent to the “Tafel” by their superiors despite being not eligible, due to them having a job and having not filed for social security payments.

      Also germany pays substantial parts of costs for building the military bases (e.g. about 1/6 of the costs of a military hospital on the rammstein base https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2024-04-22/rhine-ordnance-barracks-medical-center-construction-cost-13623428.html )

  • ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca
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    Oh no, whatever will a country do if the invaders just packed up and left.

  • runiq@feddit.org
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    Und alle so, yeah

  • GuyIncognito@lemmy.ca
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    every country loves having a bunch of stupid americans going around drunk driving and sexually harrassing local women. this is a serious threat

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    So do it.

  • Melchior@feddit.org
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    There is nothing, which can replace the US bases in Germany on short notice. These are state of the art facilites, which have been built up over literally decades. Even if you moved them to say Poland or Romania, that would take years and billions.

    At the same time with Germany rearming, it should be rather possible for the Bundeswehr to take them over. So the local economy would not be impacted as badly.

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      Last time it was talked about thus, the threat was to move to the baltics. Which would probably a good idea anyway as it would scare off russia much better.

      • Optional@lemmy.world
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        Well putin’s puppet won’t do that, then.

  • Schnabeltierplaisir@feddit.org
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    Yeah, sure. Don’t let the door hit you in the ass on your way out

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    TACO man doing his usual thing

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    Don’t threaten us with a good time.

  • melsaskca@lemmy.ca
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    trump always wants to take his toys and go home, just like any other rich, spoiled brat. I cannot wait for the day when intelligent, serious people are in the positions of power again, if that ever was the case to begin with (I kind of doubt it because we let capitalism in).

    • Optional@lemmy.world
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      We let capitalism in?

  • ichwillhierraus@feddit.org
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    Man, i wish that happened.

    What kind of thread ks that? Germans have nothing to loose, a lot to win if amis go home.

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