Trump’s threat: Why cutting US troops in Europe won’t be easy

Donald Trump has, over the past 48 hours, said that he is considering withdrawing American troops stationed in Germany, Italy and Spain, amid mounting tensions with European nations over their criticism of his handling of the war with Iran. Earlier in the week, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that the US was being “humiliated” by Iran in the ongoing war , adding the Trump administration had “no truly convincing strategy” to bring the conflict to an end. …