While politicians in Germany, the planned withdrawal of American troops, the majority, he encounters in the population, largely on consent. According to a survey by the opinion research Institute YouGov on behalf of the German press Agency, 47 percent are in favour of a reduction in troop strength, currently at 36.000 soldiers. Every Fourth says that American forces should leave Germany. In contrast, every third is not even for the American troops to remain in the current strength (28 percent) or even increased (4 percent) should. 21 percent did not provide any information.

The American Minister of defense Mark Esper, had announced last week, to almost 12,000 soldiers from Germany remove. 6400 to be in the United States, approximately 5600 in the other Nato countries in Europe have moved as things currently Stand, especially after Italy and Belgium. Affected locations in Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate.

The Left wants to send all the troops home

From the six represented in the Bundestag factions reject five of the troop withdrawal. Only the Left finds him, well, you want that all American soldiers leave the country. In the case of the voters, a different picture emerges. Only in the case of the followers of the CDU/CSU, those who are against a withdrawal of soldiers predominate, with 45 to 41 percent. The voters of all other parties, the supporters of a withdrawal are – in varying degrees – in the majority: In the case of the SPD, 42 to 40 percent, with the Greens 52 to 35, in the case of the FDP, 52 to 36, in the case of the AfD 61 to 28, and in the case of the Left-hand 70 to 18 percent.

have a more clear opinion is, when it comes to the American nuclear bombs in Germany. The deduction is not planned. The SPD-leadership calls on him however, and thus the coalition partners CDU/CSU on displeasure. The social Democrats have two-thirds of the population behind. 66 percent are in favour of that which is estimated to be moved 20 on the Fliegerhorst Büchel in Rhineland-Palatinate bearing the bombs, only 19 percent want them to stay there. 16 percent do not make any entries.