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Swede

(39,919 posts) Sun May 3, 2026, 09:49 AM Sunday

Trump says the draw down of troops in Germany will go a lot further.

Germany contributes about billion annually in "in-kind" supportâ€¦German officials suggest "charging rent" or increasing these costs as a retaliatory measure in trade disputes regarding tariffs.

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#Germany #Deutschland www.dw.com/en/trump-say...
— chitownhustler_actual (@chitownhustler.bsky.social) 2026-05-03T13:44:42.882Z

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Trump says the draw down of troops in Germany will go a lot further. (Original Post) Swede Sunday OP

Putin smiles themaguffin Sunday #1

Putin can't take over Donbass Prairie Gates Sunday #3

Our leaving Europe needs to happen under mutual understanding & agreement by a good faith, competent adult president themaguffin Sunday #4

True Prairie Gates Sunday #6

There's still influence newdeal2 Sunday #7

Good riddance Prairie Gates Sunday #2

No NATO helps Putin, Xi. Kid Berwyn Sunday #5

Im no expert, seems to me that it's time NATO was strong on its own. Although Trumps way of pushing Srkdqltr Sunday #8

themaguffin

(5,331 posts)

1. Putin smiles

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun May 3, 2026, 10:00 AM

Sunday

Prairie Gates

(8,408 posts)

3. Putin can't take over Donbass

Reply to themaguffin (Reply #1)

Sun May 3, 2026, 10:04 AM

Sunday

Putin thought he would take over Ukraine with a paratrooper brigade and a tank column rolling down the main road. He's a moron, and the Russian military is proved out as a paper tiger.

Germany doesn't need US troops to defeat Putin.

All US troops and bases out of Europe now.

themaguffin

(5,331 posts)

4. Our leaving Europe needs to happen under mutual understanding & agreement by a good faith, competent adult president

Reply to Prairie Gates (Reply #3)

Sun May 3, 2026, 10:06 AM

Sunday

not dip shit.

Prairie Gates

(8,408 posts)

6. True

Reply to themaguffin (Reply #4)

Sun May 3, 2026, 10:10 AM

Sunday

Nevertheless, it's time for US presence in Europe and elsewhere to be radically reduced. If the post-war order is truly over, then let it be over.

newdeal2

(5,550 posts)

7. There's still influence

Reply to Prairie Gates (Reply #6)

Sun May 3, 2026, 10:28 AM

Sunday

China is using soft power all over the world. All we have left is our military.

Prairie Gates

(8,408 posts)

2. Good riddance

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun May 3, 2026, 10:02 AM

Sunday

Kid Berwyn

(24,897 posts)

5. No NATO helps Putin, Xi.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun May 3, 2026, 10:07 AM

Sunday

Probably a whole lot more enemies of democracy, too.

Srkdqltr

(9,884 posts)

8. Im no expert, seems to me that it's time NATO was strong on its own. Although Trumps way of pushing

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun May 3, 2026, 11:05 AM

Sunday

It is not good.
We should have been promoting it long ago. 80 years on these countries have to be stronger themselves. They know what war does first hand. They are in a position to know they need their own strength.
But what do I know.

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