Rutte on U.S. Troops Stationed in Europe: There Are No Concrete Plans for the Drawdown

BRENNAN There are roughly ░░░░░░░░ 90 000 or more ░░░░░░░░ S troops stationed in ░░░░░░░░ right now Secretary Hegseth ░░░░░░░░ Europe should not assume ░░░░░░░░ presence is going to ░░░░░░░░ forever I know you ░░░░░░░░ that the U S ░░░░░░░░ committed to NATO but ░░░░░░░░ you have any sense ░░░░░░░░ how fast or significant ░░░░░░░░ kind of drawdown that ░░░░░░░░ being mentioned by Hegseth ░░░░░░░░ be And is there ░░░░░░░░ backup plan RUTTE There ░░░░░░░░ no concrete plans for ░░░░░░░░ drawdown but we know ░░░░░░░░ Pete Hegseth was very ░░░░░░░░ on this is that ░░░░░░░░ U S administration but ░░░░░░░░ the way this is ░░░░░░░░ S policy since 2010 ░░░░░░░░ pivot more towards Asia ░░░░░░░░ the Indo Pacific BRENNAN ░░░░░░░░ RUTTE And agreement we ░░░░░░░░ is that we will ░░░░░░░░ whatever is necessary and ░░░░░░░░ surprises way I completely ░░░░░░░░ the fact that U ░░░░░░░░ has the United States ░░░░░░░░ more theaters to attend ░░░░░░░░ not only the Euro ░░░░░░░░ but also the Indo ░░░░░░░░ And by the way ░░░░░░░░ thanks to President Trump ░░░░░░░░ his position on this ░░░░░░░░ NATO we will be ░░░░░░░░ and more active in ░░░░░░░░ Indo Pacific with our ░░░░░░░░ I will visit Japan ░░░░░░░░ week to have my ░░░░░░░░ there with the senior ░░░░░░░░ to see how we ░░░░░░░░ intensify that strong relationship ░░░░░░░░ already have with the ░░░░░░░░ Pacific.”