US troops enter Poland, 1st deployment at Russia's doorstep

[riversedge]

Source: AP




By VANESSA GERA
Today

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — American soldiers rolled into Poland on Thursday, fulfilling a dream some Poles have had since the fall of communism in 1989 to have U.S. troops on their soil as a deterrent against Russia.


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U.S. and other Western nations have carried out exercises on NATO's eastern flank in past years, but the new deployment — which includes some 3,500 U.S. troops — marks the first-ever continuous deployment to the region by a NATO ally.

It is part of a larger commitment by President Barack Obama to protect a region that grew deeply nervous when Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 and then began backing separatist rebels in Ukraine's east.

There are fears, however, that the enhanced security could eventually be undermined by the pro-Kremlin views of President-elect Donald Trump........................

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[Raster]

1. If tRump does have pro-Putin/pro-Kremlin views....

...he's about to own them on a very public basis.

[mainer]

2. Good. The Poles are probably very relieved.

If Trump withdraws US troops and the Russians move in, the fall of eastern Europe is entirely on Trump.

[humbled_opinion]

3. Isn't that exactly why we have NATO?

I will never advocate for war.

[Mister Midnight]

4. Actually, the Poles would Beat the Russians

They have American equipment, superior training, and a much healthier economy than Putin's Potemkin Country.