Romney says plan to withdraw troops from Germany very bad idea

[struggle4progress]

By Dennis Romboy
Jul 20, 2020, 6:08pm MDT

SALT LAKE CITY — Withdrawing U.S. troops from Germany would be a “very bad idea” and a “slap in the face” to a key ally, Sen. Mitt Romney said Monday.

The Utah Republican also opposes President Donald Trump’s plan to remove 10,000 soldiers from the European nation because it is a “heck of a time to give a free gift to Russia.”

Romney said he received a personal letter from leaders in Germany saying, “Do not do this — this sends exactly the wrong message at the wrong time.”

Romney is leading a bipartisan effort to slow down or stop the troop withdrawal from Germany. Earlier this month, he proposed an amendment to the defense bill that would limit the use of funds to reduce the number of active-duty service members in the country ...

https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/7/20/21331924/donald-trump-mitt-romney-germany-troops-withdrawal-defense-bill-senate-nato-russia-gift

[Submariner]

1. This is a good time for Biden to jump in and tell the world

that if the Donald removes the troops from Germany, if elected president, he will immediately reverse Trump's order starting the day after Inauguration Day. This is all because Merkel would not come to the Doral G-7 shit show next month, not a sensible military preparedness decision.

[abqtommy]

2. Mitt is and always has been a shit... that is all.

[beachbumbob]

3. putin and trump don;t care what any one thinks