The US administration has still not finalized the details of its decision to withdraw 5,000 American troops from Germany, according to The Atlantic columnist Isaac Stanley-Becker, citing his own sources.

According to the publication, no detailed analysis of the US contingent in Germany, which numbers approximately 40 personnel, was conducted before the troop withdrawal announcement. Consequently, there is currently no clear understanding of which units and bases will be affected, nor what the broader implications of this move will be.

The publication notes that the decision to reduce the troop contingent was made without prior consideration—no assessment of which units would be affected was conducted, and no strategic implications were analyzed. The Atlantic's sources characterize the decision as "reactive, not strategic." It followed harsh remarks from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who claimed that the United States had allowed itself to be "humiliated" by Iran at the negotiating table.

The withdrawal of 5,000 troops, the author writes, would be merely a "symbolic gesture" on Washington's part, given the overall size of the American contingent in Europe. Moreover, even such a step could further alienate the United States from its European NATO allies.

Earlier, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed that the troop withdrawal would take place within the next six to twelve months. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump has already stated that the US military presence in Germany could be reduced "much further" in the future.