国际英语资讯:German transatlantic coordinator criticizes planned withdrawal of U.S. troops
<p><span word="BERLIN">BERLIN</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 29-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="transatlantic">transatlantic</span> <span word="coordinator">coordinator</span> <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="Beyer">Beyer</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="withdraw">withdraw</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="reduction">reduction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="Treaty">Treaty</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="NATO">NATO</span>)," <span word="Beyer">Beyer</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="would">would</span> "<span word="make">make</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="geopolitical">geopolitical</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>" <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="either">either</span>.</p><p><span word="Beyer">Beyer</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="withdrawal">withdrawal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="communicated">communicated</span>. "<span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="uNPRecedented">uNPRecedented</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="initially">initially</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="withdrawal">withdrawal</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span>," <span word="Beyer">Beyer</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="Press">Press</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> (<span word="dpa">dpa</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Afterwards">Afterwards</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="information">information</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="channels">channels</span>," <span word="Beyer">Beyer</span> <span word="added">added</span>. "<span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span>-<span word="American">American</span> <span word="friendship">friendship</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vital">vital</span>."</p><p><span word="Beyer">Beyer</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Esper">Esper</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="withdraw">withdraw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 11,900 <span word="military">military</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>. <span word="Around">Around</span> 6,400 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 5,600 <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="relocated">relocated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Esper">Esper</span>.</p><p><span word="Criticizing">Criticizing</span> <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span>'<span word="s">s</span> "<span word="delinquency">delinquency</span>" <span word="on">on</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="spending">spending</span>, <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="military">military</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="withdraw">withdraw</span> 9,500 <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>. <span word="Currently">Currently</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 36,000 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="deployed">deployed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p>
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