Following the Pentagon’s announcement that 5,000 American troops will withdraw from Germany, NATO will inevitably be divided between German and American allies, forcing some member states to choose between the two powers. Yet, as this clear division emerged, it was revealed that an American colonel would be embedded in the German military.
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Writing in a brief statement on the withdrawal of 5,000 troops from Germany, Chief Pentagon SpokesmanSean Parnellsaid the decision came following “a thorough review of the Department’s force posture in Europe and is in recognition of theater requirements and conditions on the ground.”
“We expect the withdrawal to be completed over the next six to twelve months,” the briefing added.
The move comes amid a growing rift betweenDonald Trumpand Europe over the Iran war, following a clash between the United States president and GermanChancellor Friedrich Merz,who said recently that the US was being “humiliated” by the Iranians in talks to end the war.
A senior Pentagon official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said recent German rhetoric had been “inappropriate and unhelpful.”
“The president is rightly reacting to these counterproductive remarks,” the official said.
There is evidently a crisis of the Western order.
For the first time, it has been shown that there is great distrust between the Americans and the Germans, which might seem bizarre considering that starting in October, an American colonel will serve at the German Army Command in a key role as deputy head of the Operations Division, where missions are planned and decisions are prepared, POLITICO reported.
Source: Global Research
