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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 The Pentagon is drawing down thousands of troops in Europe by canceling deployments to Poland and Germany as opposed to yanking forces already stationed there, U.S. officials say, as President Donald Trump has tussled with allies over the Iran war<\/a> and called for changes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Several U.S. officials confirmed that 4,000 troops from the Army’s 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division were no longer en route to Poland this week. The Trump administration had previously said it was cutting U.S. forces only in Germany<\/a>, and the decision spurred questions and criticism in both Warsaw and Washington.<\/p>\n

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