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Search results for "Trump says US will look at reducing number of troops in Germany"

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Nicholas Burns stated on July 11, 2018 in comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":
European allies "pay us $2.5 billion a year to keep our forces there. It would cost us more money to bring the troops home than to keep them in Europe."
By Louis Jacobson• July 12, 2018
Facebook posts stated on January 22, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says Donald Trump offered his hotel “to our troops to sleep in after they were put in a car garage.”
By Tom Kertscher• January 26, 2021
X posts stated on February 05, 2023 in a tweet:
In Ukraine, 2,458 NATO soldiers and 234 NATO military trainers have died, some of whom are from the U.S.
By Jeff Cercone• February 6, 2023
Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2011 in a press conference:
After the U.S.-led military alliance ejected Saddam Hussein’s forces from Kuwait in 1991, the Kuwaitis "never paid us."
By Louis Jacobson• April 27, 2011
Colin Powell stated on May 30, 2010 in an interview on ABC News' "This Week":
"The president has added close to 68,000 troops in the last year, since he came into office, not just the 30,000 you hear, but the others that were added before that."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 30, 2010
Democratic National Committee stated on July 09, 2008 in in an ad on the Internet:
John McCain has given erratic and inconsistent answers on when troops should return from Iraq.
By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 11, 2008
Brett McGurk stated on October 20, 2019 in an MSNBC appearance:
"President Trump has sent 14,000 American troops to the (Middle East) region since May. So he can't tell his political rallies that he's getting troops out of endless wars when he's sending 14 times the amount back into the region."
By Bill McCarthy• October 22, 2019
Chris Murphy stated on March 01, 2026 in an interview with CBS News' "Face the Nation":
“There is no history … that shows an air campaign alone will result in positive regime change. In fact, there's not a single example of it in the entirety of American history.”
By Louis Jacobson• March 2, 2026
Barack Obama stated on July 30, 2008 in a TV ad:
McCain's attacks on Obama are 'not true,' 'false,' 'baloney,' according to media outlets.
By Robert Farley• August 14, 2008
John McCain stated on February 27, 2009 in a speech on the Senate floor.:
"The president's plan, even after the end of its withdrawal timeline is reached, will leave in place up to 50,000 U.S. troops."
By Alexander Lane• February 27, 2009
Donald Trump stated on June 18, 2018 in a tweet:
"Crime in Germany is way up."
By Jon Greenberg• June 18, 2018
Warren Davidson stated on August 17, 2021 in an interview with Breitbart:
Former President Donald Trump “was blocked from getting troops out of (Afghanistan) by Liz Cheney and others.”
By Louis Jacobson• August 24, 2021
Kayleigh McEnany stated on February 08, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“President Trump sanctioned Russia. President Biden gave them a pipeline.”
By Louis Jacobson• February 9, 2022
Ted Cruz stated on September 24, 2013 in speech advocating repeal of Obamacare law:
"Neville Chamberlain told the British people: ‘Accept the Nazis. Yes, they will dominate the continent of Europe, but that is not our problem. Let's appease them. Why? Because it can't be done. We cannot possibly stand against them.’"
By W. Gardner Selby• October 16, 2013
Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2020 in comments made during a White House briefing:
“We’ve tested more than every country combined.”
By Shefali Luthra• April 30, 2020
Facebook posts stated on October 27, 2021 in social media posts:
President Joe Biden withdrew troops from Afghanistan “simply because of Trump Derangement Syndrome and they wanted to reverse any policy that Trump had implemented.”
By Louis Jacobson• October 28, 2021
Donald Trump stated on May 04, 2016 in an interview with NBC News:
Germany "is crime-riddled right now" because of migration to Europe.
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• May 11, 2016
Donald Trump stated on May 11, 2020 in comments in the Rose Garden:
“Germany and the United States are the two best in deaths per 100,000 people, which, frankly, to me, that's perhaps the most important number there is.”
By Shefali Luthra• May 13, 2020
John McCain stated on July 26, 2008 in a TV ad:
"He made time to go to the gym, but canceled a visit with wounded troops. Seems the Pentagon wouldn't allow him to bring cameras."
By Robert Farley• July 29, 2008
Barack Obama stated on February 26, 2008 in a debate in Cleveland, Ohio.:
"We are bogged down in a war that John McCain now suggests might go on for another 100 years."
By Bill Adair• March 5, 2008

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By Robert Farley• July 29, 2008

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