The American Democrats and Republicans are united in their impulse to not allow the withdrawal of US troops from Germany.
In the Senate, they propose legislatively restricting the use of budgetary funds for the withdrawal of part of the US military.
“A number of representatives of the US Senate from both parties are trying to hinder President Donald Trump’s intention to reduce the number of US troops in Germany by 9,500. Republican senators Mitt Romney, Lindsay Graham and Marco Rubio, as well as their Democratic counterparts Christopher Koons, Timothy Kane and Genie Sheikhin on Monday, June 29, introduced an amendment to the National Defense Policy Financing Act (NDAA), ” it was informed. Deutsche Welle.
The authors of the bill propose to oblige the US Secretary of Defense to submit a report to Congress and explain how such a reduction in contingent is consistent with US national interests and whether it jeopardizes the security of European NATO members.