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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Thu Aug 6, 2020, 12:55 PM Aug 2020

Central, Eastern Europe on Pompeo's itinerary for next trip

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to central and Eastern Europe next week to discuss efforts to counter Russian and Chinese influence in the region and talk about U.S. troop deployments on the continent.

The State Department said Thursday that Pompeo will visit the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Austria and Poland on a weeklong trip that is only his third overseas since the coronavirus outbreak. Pompeo briefly mentioned the trip at a news conference Wednesday in which he said the countries he will visit beginning on Tuesday are all “great friends of the United States.”

His visit comes as the Pentagon prepares to move ahead with the redeployment of thousands of American troops from Germany, including relocating some to Poland. The shift has raised significant concerns in Europe and elsewhere as the Trump administration has given conflicting reasons for it, ranging from antipathy toward Germany's leadership to strategic planning.

Pompeo is also expected to raise U.S. concerns about foreign countries, particularly NATO allies, allowing the Chinese telecom giant Huawei into their 5G networks as well as concerns about European dependence on Russian energy.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/central-eastern-europe-on-pompeos-itinerary-for-next-trip/ar-BB17EdC0?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=DELLDHP



Considering his past performances this should have the opposite of the intended affect.
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Central, Eastern Europe on Pompeo's itinerary for next trip (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2020 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Aug 2020 #1
He's good at suppressing inspectors general. Sneederbunk Aug 2020 #2
The opposite of the stated effect, perhaps. Harker Aug 2020 #3
Will he bring his bitch wife along? pfitz59 Aug 2020 #4

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