Germany Shaken by U.S. Plans to Withdraw Troops
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The German government said on Tuesday U.S. plans to pull out 30,000 troops were a sign of Europe's divisions being healed, but communities hit by the decision warned they were headed for economic disaster.
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The U.S. military will keep 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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White House officials say that aides want to forestall Republican defections by announcing an intention to withdraw American troops.
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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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US troops are vital to security, but pressure is growing for them to leave.
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Germany's defense minister suggested Wednesday that his country might one day consider a deployment in Iraq, but the German government played down the remarks, saying it won't budge from its refusal to send troops.
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BERLIN, Germany  -- Germany&#39;s defense minister expressed regret Tuesday about US plans to restructure its forces abroad -- changes expected to hit Germany the hardest with the pullout of two heavy divisions. Japan and Australia embraced the changes.
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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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WASHINGTON France said Monday that it would take part in a proposed international conference on Iraq only if the agenda included a possible US troop withdrawal, thus complicating the planning for a meeting that has drawn mixed reactions.
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The German government said on Tuesday  U.S. plans to pull out 30,000 troops were a sign of Europe's  divisions being healed, but communities hit by the decision  warned they were headed for economic disaster.
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Of the four German states with military bases, Rhineland-Palatinate may have the most to lose in the Bush administration's proposed transformation of the U.S. military presence in Europe.
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German leaders on Friday scrapped a proposal to create an extra working day by moving the holiday marking German reunification, bowing to a swell of criticism that the government had lost respect for the nation's history.
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Europe's papers react to President George W Bush's announcement of the withdrawal of 75,000 US troops from Europe and Asia.
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Now that President Bush has approved a plan to gradually bring home some U.S. troops from Iraq, some of the families of the first unit to ship out are, surprisingly, not happy.
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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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It must be said that the admission comes at quite a dramatic time. The US commitment to South Korean defense is suspected to be weakening as Washington plans to pull out a third of its 37,000 troops here as part of its global arms redeployment.
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The United States plans to withdraw  about 70,000 troops from Europe and Asia in a major realignment  of American military presence prompted by the end of the Cold  War and the beginning of the war on terrorism, U.S. officials  said on Saturday.