Criticism of the deployment of Troops: I cannot and will not believe it,

In the affected provinces is criticism of the American President's planned troop withdrawal, according to. So John says behind Berger, Chairman of the working group defense policy of the CSU parliamentary group in the Bavarian Parliament, said of the F. A. Z.: "I cannot and will not believe it. The troops seems to me to be a purely emotional decision by the American President. It is bad for the Bavarian sites, but also a heavy burden on the close and friendly German-American relationship.“

The FDP defense expert Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann accuses Trump "a Kamikaze action". "This is a personal accounting of a President. This is a Kamikaze action," said the FDP politician on Thursday in the ZDF-"morning magazine" with regard to Trump. He wanted to make Germany meet but Nato as a whole. Therefore, it is not afraid to hit back at the Americans. Salmon, a third of the Russian President Vladimir Putin is. "Are joy, hardly to bed found," said Strack-Zimmermann.

Strack-Zimmermann called, it is understandable that the United States is expected in the defense of Germany. Nevertheless, the Bundeswehr was the second largest troop provider in the Nato. The defense Alliance was a "precious Good". This will now be counteracted and destroyed by the American President. Strack-Zimmermann threw in addition, the Federal foreign Minister Heiko Maas (SPD), he had gone in the since weeks announced troop withdrawal "in cover".