You and your seven buddies can sit in that corner, and I’ll sit in this corner with the rest of the country.
It is clear the vast majority of Americans do not want to send more troops to Europe, and do not want to expand NATO in any way.
Those that desire that course are SOL.
Details and context - I am ambivalent about whether to set up shop in a friendly Poland that worries about Putin and company - but there is no one-size-fits-all solution or set of options. I served in several overseas locations and those were the fun and interesting assignments - why deny some American troops the opportunity to actually have enjoyable tours of duty?