Which Is Why We Didn't Tell Anybody....

Pompeo says the decision to pull 9k+ US troops out of Germany was part of “a strategic review of our force posture all across the world” & “the capacity to deter Russia or other adversaries isn’t determined any longer by just having a bunch of folks garrisoned in some place.”

— Kylie Atwood (@kylieatwood) June 25, 2020

...And just decided to do it. You know, like any government does; or a well-run business, for that matter.

And that's also why Trump said it was because Germany wasn't paying enough for NATO, and says the U.S. is getting a raw deal having troops stationed in Germany.  When it's not a business deal, it's a governmental arrangement aimed largely at curtailing Russia from trying to reach past Crimea or back into Ukraine.

But, you know, nothing to see here, and we consulted with ourselves ("we" being Pompeo and Trump, who else would it be?) so this is fine.