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3 days agoThe Real Cost of Withdrawing U.S. Troops From Germany
Removing 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany signals a broader weakening of the shared West social contract underpinning Western stability.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reassured a nervous Europe on Saturday that Washington wants to "revitalise" the transatlantic alliance. "We do not seek to separate, but to revitalise an old friendship and renew the greatest civilisation in human history," Rubio said. "What we want is a reinvigorated alliance." Rubio stressed that the US and Europe "belong together" and must act as partners to defend shared values.