United States Department of Defense (Pentagon) on Tuesday night\nannounced the postponement of deploying additional troops to Poland. The\nmove comes as President Donald Trump\u2019s America First agenda accelerates,\nwith thousands of military personnel being drawn down from Europe. The\ndelay is part of a plan to reduce US combat power in Europe from four\nbrigade combat teams to three. Each brigade contains up to 4,000\nsoldiers, tanks, and large-scale supporting equipment.<\/p>\n
President Trump has long urged European nations to shoulder a larger\nresponsibility for their own defence. However, internal sources say that\nin recent weeks Trump has grown furious at the lack of support from core\nNATO allies for the US-Israel involvement in the conflict with Iran.<\/p>\n
Despite the drawdown in personnel, the Pentagon stated that Poland\nremains a model ally for the US. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is\nreported to have contacted Poland\u2019s Deputy Prime Minister\nKosiniak-Kamysz to reassure that the US will maintain a strong military\npresence in the country.<\/p>\n
The Department says it will determine the final disposition of forces\nin Europe based on the US\u2019s strategic and operational needs and the\nallies\u2019 ability to contribute to independent European defence.<\/p>\n
The decision to withdraw troops has sparked deep concerns among NATO\nallies, particularly as Russia continues its aggression in Ukraine and\nthreatens the alliance\u2019s eastern flank. By contrast, at the start of the\n2022 war, the Biden administration sent thousands of troops to Eastern\nEurope to deter Kremlin territorial ambitions.<\/p>\n
This move by Trump is not the first. Last year, he pulled troops from\nRomania. This month, the Pentagon also planned to withdraw 5,000\nmilitary personnel from Germany, a move widely viewed as punitive after\nGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticised US involvement in the Iran\nWar.<\/p>\n
The troop withdrawal policy has unsettled international allies and\nprompted debate in the US Congress from both Republicans and Democrats.\nThe Tuesday announcement followed a sudden decision by Defence Secretary\nHegseth last week to halt deployment of the brigade-sized force from\nTexas to Poland.<\/p>\n
This abrupt halt surprised US and Polish officials, given that\nportions of personnel and equipment from the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat\nTeam, 1st Cavalry Division were already in place to begin a nine-month\ntask.<\/p>\n
Don Bacon, a Republican, told lawmakers that \u201cThis is a slap in the\nface to Poland and our friends in the Baltic states.\u201d<\/p>\n
Currently, the US military is arranging the return of hundreds of\npersonnel who had arrived in Poland to Fort Hood, Texas. (Washington\nPost\/I-2)<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/trump-pulls-troops-from-europe-as-pentagon-delays-deployment-to-poland-1779545693", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }