{"id":46433,"date":"2020-08-02T16:45:25","date_gmt":"2020-08-02T16:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/08\/02\/german-defense-minister-planned-us-troop-withdrawal-regrettable\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:41:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:41:02","slug":"german-defense-minister-planned-us-troop-withdrawal-regrettable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2020\/08\/02\/german-defense-minister-planned-us-troop-withdrawal-regrettable\/","title":{"rendered":"German defense minister: Planned US troop withdrawal \u2018regrettable\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BERLIN \u2014 Germany\u2019s defense minister on Friday described the planned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/06\/30\/trump-approves-pentagon-plan-to-pull-9500-us-troops-from-germany\/\" target=_blank>withdrawal of some 12,000 U.S. troops <\/a>from her country as \u201cregrettable,\u201d while suggesting it underlines the need for Europe to do more for its own security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">American defense leaders said Wednesday that the U.S. will bring about 6,400 troops home and shift about 5,600 to other countries in Europe. The decision fulfills President Donald Trump\u2019s announced desire to withdraw troops from Germany, largely because of what he considers its failure to spend enough on defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plan, whose future is uncertain as it requires support and funding from Congress, would leave about 24,000 U.S. troops in Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/07\/31\/afrcom-ordered-to-plan-move-out-of-germany-latest-pullout-from-key-european-ally\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AFRICOM-Townsend.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">AFRICOM ordered to plan move out of Germany, latest pullout from key European ally<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">It\u2019s the latest move by President Donald Trump to pull U.S. troops and resources from a key European ally.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer emphasized the need for more European integration in her response early Friday, and said she hopes to use Germany\u2019s current tenure of the European Union\u2019s rotating presidency to help make progress on security and defense policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are keeping German and European interests in view,\u201d she said in a statement. \u201cThe truth is that a good life in Germany and Europe depends more and more on how we ensure our security ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She added that, \u201cas far as the regrettable plans to withdraw U.S. troops are concerned,\u201d she will invite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/07\/20\/german-governors-urge-congress-to-stop-american-troop-withdrawal-plan\/\" target=_blank>the governors of the affected German states <\/a>after the summer break to discuss how the German military can support their regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The German government\u2019s reaction so far to the U.S. decision has been restrained. Still, Rolf Muetzenich, a senior figure in the governing coalition\u2019s junior party, the center-left Social Democrats, suggested that \u201carmaments cooperations will have to be evaluated in a new light.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Muetzenich, the head of the party\u2019s parliamentary group, told the daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung that \u201ccapriciousness and pressure\u201d could not be \u201cthe basis for working together in partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His comments drew criticism from Chancellor Angela Merkel\u2019s center-right party. Lawmaker Roderich Kiesewetter told news agency dpa that \u201cthere is no adequate and affordable replacement so far\u201d in Europe for the U.S. defense industry\u2019s high-tech products. He argued that there also are checks and balances on Trump in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another lawmaker, Henning Otte, said the Social Democrats shouldn\u2019t talk up \u201cfurther alienation within the alliance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2020\/07\/24\/trumps-troop-drawdown-from-germany-will-take-years-says-inhofe\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-979520684.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Trump\u2019s troop drawdown from Germany will take \u2018years,\u2019 says Inhofe<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">President Donald Trump\u2019s plans to withdraw 10,000 U.S. troops from Germany will take years to execute, according to the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Part of the plan announced by U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper includes moving the headquarters of U.S. European Command to Mons, Belgium from Stuttgart, Germany. 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