Trump's 'dangerous' plan to withdraw troops from Germany will play into Putin's hands

[bdamomma]

https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-plan-pull-us-troops-germany-putin-dangerous-game-2020-6

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Donald Trump's move to withdraw 9,500 US troops from Germany is 'a dangerous game' which could hand Russia a geopolitical advantage, British politicians have warned.
"Weakening Nato in the hope this will lead to increased German defence is a dangerous game which plays into Russia's hands," said Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood.
Another Conservative MP, Tom Tugendhat, said the move would mean that European nations would be encouraged "to listen less to the US" while he was in power.
Senior US officials were reportedly blindsided by Trump's order to the Pentagon to remove troops from Germany.


Donald Trump's plan to withdraw thousands of US troops from Germany is "a dangerous game" which could "play into Russia's hands," the chair of the British parliament's defence committee has sai.

Trump has reportedly ordered the Pentagon to remove a quarter of the US troops who are currently stationed in Germany under a longstanding NATO agreement. The plan has yet to be officially confirmed.

Tobias Ellwood, a senior Conservative politician who chairs the UK Parliament's Defence Select Committee warned on Monday that any attempt to remove troops from Germany would play into Putin's hands.

"Weakening NATO in the hope this will lead to increased German defence is a dangerous game which plays into Russia's hands," he told the Guardian.

[Docreed2003]

1. Trump isn't playing a game, this is intentional and by design

[The Blue Flower]

2. "Will play into Putin's hands"?

This is at his behest.

[Hav]

3. It's funny that many will immediately realize

that this is exactly the plan. He must have gotten new orders from his handlers. Probably during the same meeting that is the origin for his plan to invite Russia to the G7

[marmar]

4. .....

[BlueJac]

5. Hillary called it. Putin's puppet!

[empedocles]

6. While putin is moving his military westward

[bdamomma]

9. Yup

that is his plan, plus we are now knocked off the world stage. What do people expect from a ex'KGB'er.

[empedocles]

10. Hopefully, his CV19 stupidity will knock him off balance a bit for awhile

[keithbvadu2]

7. Putting money into Trump was the best investment Putin ever made.

[Gothmog]

8. Trump is following his master's orders