Germans Wary of U.S. Troop Withdrawal
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German officials voiced concern Monday that their country has the most to lose with President Bush's announcement that tens of thousands of troops will return to the United States over the next decade.
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A US request for British troops to move up to Baghdad to allow American forces to be pulled out for a possible attack on Fallujah is prompting fears from both troops and politicians
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BERLIN - A senior German minister &#39;s comments, which appeared to soften Berlin&#39;s hardline opposition to sending troops to Iraq sparked a round of diplomatic activity across the Atlantic.
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The United States plans to station a new  Stryker armored vehicle brigade in southeastern Germany as  early as 2006, just as it starts withdrawing some 30,000 troops  from the country as part of a major force realignment.
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U.S. troops could start moving from Cold War-era posts in Germany to new bases in Romania and Bulgaria this year as part of American efforts to create a more mobile overseas force, the top U.S. commander in ...
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A U.S. air base in western Germany received a bomb threat on Monday evening, prompting a large operation by local police and American forces to secure the site, police said on Tuesday.
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Members of Germany's opposition Green party instructed their leaders at a party congress over the weekend to withdraw their support for the German military engagement in Afghanistan.While the decision cannot actually affect Germany's current foreign policy -- since Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition government does not need opposition votes for a renewal of the troop's mandate next month -- it is indicative of the deep split which has developed within the Greens.
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In the weeks prior to President Bush's proclamation that 70,000 U.S. troops would pull out of bases in places such as Germany and South Korea, American officials were quietly negotiating where to put new posts ...
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MUNICH, Germany  - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has no plans to boost the number of German troops in Afghanistan or shift them to other parts of the country despite mounting U.S. pressure, a government spokesman said on Saturday.
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American expatriates in Germany are turning out in record numbers for the presidential election, spurred on by the German public, U.S. military commanders or a newfound sense that every vote could be decisive.
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A possible visit to Germany by Donald Rumsfeld may be at risk over a move to indict him there for war crimes.
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As President Bush weighs options for changing course in Iraq, Americans are more pessimistic on the war and most support a quick withdrawal of U.S. troops, according to a new USA TODAY/Gallup poll.
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The United States will maintain a "significant" troop presence in Germany and even expand some bases, a senior U.S. commander said Thursday, despite the planned withdrawal of two Cold War-era divisions over the ...
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Bush's plan this week to restructure US forces in Europe is stirring up a mix of worry, nostalgia, and hope.
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Germany said Wednesday it could not rule  out sending troops to Iraq, dropping its firm refusal to  consider any deployment to the country whose invasion last year  it staunchly opposed.
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The threat of a terrorist attack against Germans in Afghanistan &#151; or even suicide bombings in Germany itself &#151; appears to be on the rise in recent days, officials said Friday.
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Hans Seitz has sold engraved pewter plates and cuckoo clocks to U.S. soldiers for years. Now he fears some of his best customers may be going if two U.S. divisions pull out of Germany.