Link , Link , Link , Link ., Link , Link , See>(Senator Mitt Romney, Republican of Utah and a former presidential candidate, called Mr. Trump’s plan to cut troops in Germany a “grave error" in a statement Wednesday. “It is a slap in the face at a friend and ally when we should instead be drawing closer in our mutual commitment to deter Russian and Chinese aggression,” Mr. Romney said. “The move may temporarily play well in domestic politics, but its consequences will be lasting and harmful to American interests.” The Kremlin has long seen American troops in Europe as a threat to Russian borders. Mr. Esper did say that some American forces could increase rotational deployments to the Black Sea region near Russia, as well as to Poland and the Baltic States.)