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Trump busca enormes cargos para aliados que reciben tropas de EUA

March 8, 2019 - El gobierno de Trump está ideando planes para demandar que los países que reciben tropas de EUA paguen el costo total más 50% por el privilegio de tener fuerzas estadounidenses estacionadas en su suelo

In some cases, nations hosting U.S. military personnel could be asked to pay five to six times as much as they do now under the “Cost Plus 50” formula, according to Bloomberg News.

The move is being seen as a way of getting NATO partners to increase their defence spending – a key issue for President Trump since taking office.

Almost 200,000 American personnel were stationed in more than 160 countries at the end of 2018, according to the U.S. Department of Defence. In 2015, Politico estimated that it costs up to $100 billion annually to maintain U.S. forces abroad.

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PUBLISHED: 08/03/2019; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Getty Images
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