NATO's top officer says Europe shouldn't fear Trump's drawdown

BRUSSELS — NATO’s top military officer said Tuesday that he does not expect any more drawdowns of American troops from Europe — at least not anytime soon — beyond the 5,000 that U.S. President Donald Trump announced would leave the continent. The remarks by U.S. Lt. Gen. Alex Grynkewich follow Trump's surprise announcement of the move early this month, which came as the U.S. leader has bickered with allies over the Iran war and called for changes. The Pentagon has canceled deployments to Poland and Germany to draw down thousands of troops in Europe as opposed to yanking out forces already stationed there. “It will be 5,000 troops coming out of Europe,” Grynkewich told reporters at NATO headquarters in Brussels, where top officers from the 32-nation military organization met. “lt’s all that I’m expecting in the near term.” Remarks could allay fears of more cuts Grynkewich’s remarks could allay initial fears that more cuts might be coming. The reductions have drawn blowback from both Democratic and Republican U.S. lawmakers, who said the move sent the wrong message to

Original source: Korea Times