David Frum

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David Frum @davidfrum

Esper quotes Grenell about the troop withdrawal: "That will get their [Germany's] attention." He then quotes himself: "Of course it will, and many other countries too, including Russia, but for all the wrong reasons." 4/x — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 22, 2022

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Esper details instances that support his soccer-ball analogy. EG in a spasm of irritation in December 2019 then-President Trump issued an order that all US forces be removed from Germany. Trump was egged on by his hot-tempered then-ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell 3/x — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 22, 2022

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But an order is an order. So Esper agreed to a "comprehensive review ... to look at our troop presence around the world," including European Command. Obviously such a review would take a long time - and as it happened, Trump had left office before the review was completed. 5/x — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 22, 2022