Why does the US have military bases in Germany?

Source: US news | The Guardian · Bias: Center Left

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Trump is withdrawing 5,000 of the 36,400 US personnel based in Germany. But why are they there in the first place?US withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany after Merz says US ‘humiliated’ by IranThe US is withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, days after the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, suggested Washington was being outplayed and “humiliated” by Iran.The US president said a “determination” on the US military presence in Germany, seen as a key part of Nato’s defences but also vital for the projection of US power in other parts of the world, would be made “over the next short period of time”. Continue reading...

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Why does the US have military bases in Germany?
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Why does the US have military bases in Germany?

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Trump is withdrawing 5,000 of the 36,400 US personnel based in Germany. But why are they there in the first place?US withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany after Merz says US ‘humiliated’ by IranThe US is withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, days after the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, suggested Washington was being outplayed and “humiliated” by Iran.The US president said a “determination” on the US military presence in Germany, seen as a key part of Nato’s defences but also vital for the projection of US power in other parts of the world, would be made “over the next short period of time”. Continue reading...

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