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The leading Democrats on the Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday introduced legislation to block Donald Trumps administration from withdrawing troops from Germany.
Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), the chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee and Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NY), the ranking member on the Senates counterpart, unveiled the legislation on social media.
The current U.S. troop presence in Germany is in the U.S. national security interest. Full stop. Just introduced legislation with Rep. Engel to prohibit funding for Trumps reckless troop withdrawal, Menendez posted on Twitter.
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/russia-rips-democrats-bill-to-defend-trumps-withdrawal-of-us-troops-from-germany/
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)still_one
(92,187 posts)DFW
(54,369 posts)Then our presence there no longer needs the strategic refueling, medical or support facilities provided by our forces in Germany. I assume Trump has invented a version of the C-130 that can fly from Diego Garcia to Delaware without stopping.
Besides, if Putin has decided he wants all of Ukraine back, it's easier if no one is in the neighborhood to tell him he can't.
duforsure
(11,885 posts)Weak on Putin.
Baitball Blogger
(46,703 posts)the coronavirus! No way Russia can handle a full out offensive under this scourge that doesn't discriminate.
Trump's ties to Russia will one day be revealed, and he will be remembered as our traitor president.