Anonymousabout 3 hours ago
President Trump announced on April 29, 2026, that the US is reviewing a possible reduction of its 36,400 active-duty troops in Germany, a threat triggered by his escalating feud with Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the Iran war. The proposal caught Pentagon officials off guard and collides with congressional guardrails in the 2026 NDAA that bar troop levels in Europe from falling below 76,000 for more than 45 days, while military experts warn that relocating critical infrastructure like Ramstein Air Base and Landstuhl Regional Medical Center — currently treating casualties from the Iran conflict — would cost billions and take years to replicate.