Hegseth prepared bombshell plan to cut troops in Europe. Then it got nixed.

Wall Street Journal: The U.S., he planned to say, was preparing additional cuts to its forces in Europe that would go beyond the canceled deployment of an armored brigade to Poland and the earlier withdrawal of an infantry brigade from Romania, people familiar with the matter said. But Hegseth’s proposal was nixed after it was shared with Marco Rubio—President Trump’s national-security adviser—and other senior officials, the people said.

Instead, Hegseth said the U.S. would conduct a review of its force posture in Europe that could last as long as six months…

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