{"id":56604,"date":"2020-07-02T02:45:28","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T02:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/07\/02\/house-panel-spurns-trumps-germany-troop-withdrawal\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:07:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:07:20","slug":"house-panel-spurns-trumps-germany-troop-withdrawal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2020\/07\/02\/house-panel-spurns-trumps-germany-troop-withdrawal\/","title":{"rendered":"House panel spurns Trump\u2019s Germany troop withdrawal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2015 The House Armed Services Committee delivered a near-unanimous bipartisan rebuke to President Donald Trump\u2019s <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>plans to pull about 10,000 U.S. troops from Germany<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During its markup of the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act Wednesday, the panel voted 49-7 to approve a measure that bars the administration from lowering troop levels below current levels. It was backed by HASC\u2019s chairman, Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., its top Republican, Rep. Mac Thornberry, of Texas, and other lawmakers who said the move was poorly planned and undermines the NATO alliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPart of what our military does is build those alliances and makes sure we don\u2019t have to actually use the military. All of those things should be thought about before we announce we\u2019re going to yank 10,000 troops out of Germany,\u201d Smith said. \u201cBy the way, the president has not yet been clear on what he\u2019s doing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The amendment bans the administration from lowering troop levels below current levels until 180 days after Pentagon leaders present a plan to Congress and certify it will not harm U.S. or allied interests. There are currently about 34,500 U.S. troops stationed in Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans who opposed the restrictions echoed Trump\u2019s view that Germany was not pulling its weight in the NATO alliance, and they found common cause with progressive Democrats who favor a restrained use of the military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf we do reduce our troop presence, I think that we could count on our European partners to step up. I think that the way they become stronger is by having to become stronger,\u201d said Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, a staunch ally of the president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4114350.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"A team of soldiers from 2d Cavalry Regiment and a Panzer Brigade from the German Army plot a point on a map for a land navigation event during a cavalry spur ride Nov. 2, 2017, in the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany.\" class=\"wp-image-104806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4114350.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4114350.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4114350.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4114350.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4114350.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A team of soldiers from 2d Cavalry Regiment and a Panzer Brigade from the German Army plot a point on a map for a land navigation event during a cavalry spur ride Nov. 2, 2017, in the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. (Staff Sgt. Jennifer Bunn\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The amendment from Reps. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., and Don Bacon, R-Neb., came a day after Trump approved Pentagon plans to redeploy 9,500 U.S. troops from Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley, who briefed Trump Monday, said the plan would improve \u201cstrategic flexibility\u201d and benefit troops and their families, according to a statement released by the Pentagon Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Senate, a bipartisan group of senators led by Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2020\/06\/30\/congress-moves-to-block-trumps-germany-troop-withdrawal-plans\/\">proposed<\/a> an amendment to the Senate\u2019s version of the NDAA that would freeze troop numbers in Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s national security adviser, Robert O\u2019Brien, said in an op-ed published last week in The Wall Street Journal that the U.S. those troops \u201cmay be reassigned to other countries in Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThousands may expect to redeploy to the Indo-Pacific, where the U.S. maintains a military presence in Guam, Hawaii, Alaska and Japan, as well as deployments in locations like Australia,\u201d O\u2019Brien said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, last week, the U.S. ambassador to Poland, Georgette Mosbacher, told TVN24 in Poland that the U.S. will send another 1,000 troops to Poland \u2014 over and above the 1,000 declared last year. But she said they might not necessarily be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/06\/08\/plans-to-pull-american-troops-from-germany-worries-us-lawmakers\/\">transferred from Germany<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Howard Altman, of Military Times, contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday approved a bipartisan rebuke to President Donald Trump\u2019s plans to pull about 10,000 U.S. troops from 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