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Why U.S. troops are stationed in Germany, and what happens if some leave
NPR | By Fiona Geiran, Tyler Bartlam, Mary Louise Kelly and Sarah Handel
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jeff Rathke, president of the American-German Institute, about U.S. troops stationed in Germany, and what happens if President Trump moves some of them elsewhere.
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