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Trump opens a military campaign against drug cartels. It’s not an easy fight.
Back in February, a former U.S. military official with the Defense Intelligence Agency – sometimes described as a “mini CIA” under the Pentagon’s control – helped organize a war game exercise.The simulation was prescient: In it, the White House launched a drone strike on the leader of a powerful Mexican drug cartel.A version of that scenario came to pass in real life last week when the United States carried out an airstrike on a boat in the Caribbean that President Donald Trump said was operated by a cartel with ties to Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. It killed 11 people who were members, the administration said, of the Tren de Aragua gang. Why We Wrote This A missile attack against an alleged crime boat symbolizes how the Trump administration is using new and controversial tactics to erode the power of drug cartels in the Americas. U.S. military assets are formidable, but so are the challenges. The strike appears to be part of a new type of military-led backdoor war on drug cartels, serving as a warning that old rules no longer apply. It carries risks of U.S. and civilian casualties, as well as unintended consequences if gangs are disrupted only to
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Map Shows US Troop Levels in NATO After Germany Withdrawal
U.S. troop levels across Europe—and especially among NATO members—are under renewed scrutiny after President Donald Trump confirmed a major drawdown in Germany, raising fresh questions over the future of America’s military footprint on the continent.Trump said late Friday that 5,000 U.S. troops would be withdrawn from Germany, following remarks by Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticizing Washington’s handling of the Iran conflict. The president also suggested on Saturday that the total number of troops in Germany could be reduced “a lot further,” despite warnings from Republicans that deep cuts could send the “wrong signal” to Russian President Vladimir Putin.The move would hit Germany hardest, which hosts the largest concentration of U.S. forces in Europe—about 36,400 personnel out of roughly 68,000 stationed across the continent as of late 2025, according to U.S. Defense Manpower Data Center figures.That presence has long been central to NATO’s deterrence strategy, particularly in countries bordering Russia, where the U.S. military footprint is seen as a key safeguard against potential aggression....Where US Troops Are Based in EuropeGermanyGermany hosts around 36,400 U.S. active-duty personnel, making it the largest U.S. military hub in Europe. Nearly 23,000 are U.S. Army, with more than 12,000 from the Air Force, alongside civilian staff and
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Trump opens a military campaign against drug cartels. It’s not an easy fight.
Back in February, a former U.S. military official with the Defense Intelligence Agency – sometimes described as a “mini CIA” under the Pentagon’s control – helped organize a war game exercise.The simulation was prescient: In it, the White House launched a drone strike on the leader of a powerful Mexican drug cartel.A version of that scenario came to pass in real life last week when the United States carried out an airstrike on a boat in the Caribbean that President Donald Trump said was operated by a cartel with ties to Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. It killed 11 people who were members, the administration said, of the Tren de Aragua gang. Why We Wrote This A missile attack against an alleged crime boat symbolizes how the Trump administration is using new and controversial tactics to erode the power of drug cartels in the Americas. U.S. military assets are formidable, but so are the challenges. The strike appears to be part of a new type of military-led backdoor war on drug cartels, serving as a warning that old rules no longer apply. It carries risks of U.S. and civilian casualties, as well as unintended consequences if gangs are disrupted only to
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Map Shows US Troop Levels in NATO After Germany Withdrawal
U.S. troop levels across Europe—and especially among NATO members—are under renewed scrutiny after President Donald Trump confirmed a major drawdown in Germany, raising fresh questions over the future of America’s military footprint on the continent.Trump said late Friday that 5,000 U.S. troops would be withdrawn from Germany, following remarks by Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticizing Washington’s handling of the Iran conflict. The president also suggested on Saturday that the total number of troops in Germany could be reduced “a lot further,” despite warnings from Republicans that deep cuts could send the “wrong signal” to Russian President Vladimir Putin.The move would hit Germany hardest, which hosts the largest concentration of U.S. forces in Europe—about 36,400 personnel out of roughly 68,000 stationed across the continent as of late 2025, according to U.S. Defense Manpower Data Center figures.That presence has long been central to NATO’s deterrence strategy, particularly in countries bordering Russia, where the U.S. military footprint is seen as a key safeguard against potential aggression....Where US Troops Are Based in EuropeGermanyGermany hosts around 36,400 U.S. active-duty personnel, making it the largest U.S. military hub in Europe. Nearly 23,000 are U.S. Army, with more than 12,000 from the Air Force, alongside civilian staff and
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