Posted on 04/18/2014 3:13:07 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Poland and the United States will announce next week the deployment of U.S. ground forces to Poland as part of an expansion of NATO presence in Central and Eastern Europe in response to events in Ukraine. That was the word from Poland’s defense minister, Tomasz Siemoniak, who visited The Post Friday after meeting with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel at the Pentagon on Thursday.
Siemoniak said the decision has been made on a political level and that military planners are working out details. There will also be intensified cooperation in air defense, special forces, cyberdefense and other areas. Poland will play a leading regional role, “under U.S. patronage,” he said.
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I’d be a lot more impressed if this were a deployment of Norwegian, Belgian, Danish, Greek, Italian, Portugese, or Spanish NATO troops, instead of U.S. troops.
But, as usual, we have to carry the load, and the bill, because Europe spends on welfare, instead of defending itself.
This is big news if true. I have my doubts the kenyan will put a substantial force of US boots on the ground in Poland.
.. and the Ø fustercluck marches on, comrade !
Never saw that one coming.
“Homosexuals, Forward!”
WTF...We just pulled thousands of troops out of Europe in the last 20 years
This is ‘cause of the Ukraine, but it’s not our fight...
NO BLOOD FOR VODKA
And no ALLIES.
We'd be better off and dignified by sending none.
The man is making us a laughing stock.
Now, the Russians will see this as a provocation.
Europe, with the possible exception of Germany and Poland is like a spoiled child. Somebody else always has to take care of them.
Then they turn around and tell us how much better they are.
But, as usual, we have to carry the load, and the bill, because Europe spends on welfare, instead of defending itself.
As usual you have no idea what you are talking about. American troops are the trip wire that keeps a cold war from turning hot. The tin pot czar isn't goint to mess with the US Army. As we have seen recently Putin prefers to beat up the little sisters of the poor.
And it would probably save money deploying NATO troops in Poland. The US could just redploy a battalion of 173rd from Italy and other troops from Germany to Poland. Much cheaper to base them in Poland.
I’d be a lot more impressed if this were a deployment of US troops to the US border with Mexico.
Now, the Russians will see this as a provocation.
You are forgetting about all those graves across Eastern Europe of people murdered by Russians. Is that is not a Russian provocation? Poland is not the FSU. Putin can get bent if he doesn’t like NATO there.
You completely miss my point, and make my point, at the same time.
Yet again, WE have to supply the troops, and the treasure, because no one is afraid of the other paper tigers in NATO.
Why do WE have to carry the burden, instead of Italy? Or Oil money-rich Norway?
Isn’t long past time they start carrying the burden for Europe’s defense?
A weak leader sending troops to a hotspot usually turns out badly. Pray for our soldiers.
To Russia, *anything* that challenges its long-term goal of world conquest is a provocation.
“Now, the Russians will see this as a provocation.”
Quite correct....
Libs and Democrats screamed endlessly at ANY Bush proposal to put troops in Poland, despite the Poles offering free bases, free housing, etc.
I have no problem with permanent basing in Poland, we should have been there LONG ago. But this is reactive, not proactive.
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