Hodges: Germany Remains Key Transit Point for U.S.
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Germany will continue to play an important role deterring Russia and maintaining U.S. and NATO readiness even after the U.S. moves troops out of the country, says a former U.S. Army Europe commander.
Retired Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies at the Center for European Policy Analysis who commanded Army Europe from 2014 to 2017, noted that Germany also will remain a key transit and logistical hub.
He added that Germany is today what the U.K., the Netherlands and Luxembourg were during the Cold War, “what we used to call the communications zone, the logistical rear, the foundation from which to launch operations.â€
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