MORE TROOPS BUT FEWER DEPLOYMENTS? WHAT TRUMP SAYS AND WHAT IT COULD MEAN FOR THE MILITARY.

The article discusses the military and national security policy of U.S. president Donald Trump. Alleged contradictions between the administration's stated goals of drawing down overseas troops, decreasing deployment lengths, and increasing overall troop numbers. Trump's request for an assessment of the financial and national security implications of a reduction in the numbers of U.S. troops in Europe is described.