German Regional Leaders Appeal to U.S. Lawmakers to Keep Troops
- Four state premiers make plea to Congress, Sueddeutsche says
- U.S. troops seen important for security, trans-Atlantic ties
A Bundeswehr soldier, left, and an US soldier talk together during an artillery live fire event at the military training area in Grafenwoehr.
Photographer: Christof Stache/AFP/Getty Images
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Four German state leaders whose regions host most U.S. troops based in the country asked lawmakers in Washington to stymie President Donald Trump’s plan to withdraw about 9,500 service members, a newspaper reported.
The letter was sent Friday to 13 members of the Senate and the House of Representatives on defense and security-related committees, or who have expressed opposition to Trump’s decision, Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported. The senators include Utah Republican Mitt Romney and Delaware Democrat Chris Coons.