Europeans leaders worry Trump wants to bring American troops home

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WASHINGTON
After 18 months of Donald Trump's "America First" presidency, European leaders meeting with him next week fear the United States may change its traditional course and begin to bring American troops home from the continent.

Some worry an unpredictable Trump, at the U.S.-Russia summit, could agree to take the first steps to embolden Russia, such as halting (NATO) military exercises or agreeing that Crimea, a region of Ukraine annexed by Russia in 2014, belongs to Russia.

European allies are "absolutely worried" after hearing Trump disparage allies of the G-7, as well as NATO members' contributions and seeing him eager to meet Putin ...
Trump has criticized international alliances and organizations, even the United Nations ...

Trump has repeatedly threatened to punish countries if they don't spend enough on defense, even suggesting the U.S. may not protect them if they don't pay their fair share. That's in direct contradiction of NATO's pledge that an attack against one member is considered an attack against all of them.

https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article214324579.html

[Freethinker65]

1. Russia wants Trump to bring US troops home and pull out of NATO

Trump wants to stay alive, to stay out of jail, to consolidate wealth and resources, and to stay in power. If to do this Trump needs to please Putin, Trump will gladly obey.

[world wide wally]

5. Then that is exactly what trump will do.

Just following Putn's orders

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

2. And what exactly

are all these 'troops' going to do....'back home'?

[virgogal]

3. This would cut the size of the military,probably by attrition. Not a bad thing.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

4. yes. That's the hope.