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The War Monitor @warmonitor.net · 08/12/2025

Bipartisan defense legislation up for a vote this week would block Trump from cutting troop levels in Europe, reinforcing US commitments despite his new national security strategy attacking European allies and claiming the continent is in decline.

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Torben Andersen @torbenandersen.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

No, it would not "block" it. It merely requires the administration to inform Congress if they do. Per Politico: www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

The final bill blocks the Pentagon from reducing the number of troops permanently stationed or deployed to Europe below 76,000 for longer than 45 days until Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the head of U.S. European Command certify to Congress that doing so is in U.S. national security interests and that NATO allies were consulted. They would also need to provide assessments of that decision’s impact.

The legislation applies the same conditions to restrict the U.S. from vacating the role of NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander in Europe,

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