Poland is willing to pay the U.S. up to $2 billion for the installment of a permanent American military base in the nation, according to a document Polish news portal Outlet obtained.
This proposal outlines the clear and present need for a permanent U.S. armored division deployed in Poland, Polands commitment to provide significant support that may reach $1.5-2 billion by establishing joint military installations and provide for more flexible movement of U.S. forces, the Polish defense ministry states in the document.
The ministry goes a step further in trying to coax the U.S. into agreeing to the terms, adding it is willing to share the burden of defense spending, make the decision more cost-effective for the U.S. government and allay any concerns for Congress in uncertain budgetary times.
Poland has long asked for American support, including troops and a permanent military base, for decades.
Prior to former President Barack Obamas visit to Poland in 2014, where he announced the U.S. would spend $1 billion boosting its military presence in Eastern Europe, former Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski backhandedly urged the U.S. to set up a permanent military presence in the nation.
For the first time since the Second World War, one European country has taken a province by force from another European country, Sikorski told The New York Times. America, we hope, has ways of reassuring us that we havent even thought about. There are major bases in Britain, in Spain, in Portugal, in Greece, in Italy. Why not here?
Peace by strength! The world is starting to recognize the power of the United States and that is largely in part to President Donald J. Trump.
Poland is willing to pay the U.S. up to $2 billion for the installment of a permanent American military base in the nation, according to a document Polish news portal Outlet obtained.
This proposal outlines the clear and present need for a permanent U.S. armored division deployed in Poland, Polands commitment to provide significant support that may reach $1.5-2 billion by establishing joint military installations and provide for more flexible movement of U.S. forces, the Polish defense ministry states in the document.
The ministry goes a step further in trying to coax the U.S. into agreeing to the terms, adding it is willing to share the burden of defense spending, make the decision more cost-effective for the U.S. government and allay any concerns for Congress in uncertain budgetary times.
Poland has long asked for American support, including troops and a permanent military base, for decades.
Prior to former President Barack Obamas visit to Poland in 2014, where he announced the U.S. would spend $1 billion boosting its military presence in Eastern Europe, former Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski backhandedly urged the U.S. to set up a permanent military presence in the nation.
For the first time since the Second World War, one European country has taken a province by force from another European country, Sikorski told The New York Times. America, we hope, has ways of reassuring us that we havent even thought about. There are major bases in Britain, in Spain, in Portugal, in Greece, in Italy. Why not here?
Peace by strength! The world is starting to recognize the power of the United States and that is largely in part to President Donald J. Trump.
Poland is willing to pay the U.S. up to $2 billion for the installment of a permanent American military base in the nation, according to a document Polish news portal Outlet obtained.
This proposal outlines the clear and present need for a permanent U.S. armored division deployed in Poland, Polands commitment to provide significant support that may reach $1.5-2 billion by establishing joint military installations and provide for more flexible movement of U.S. forces, the Polish defense ministry states in the document.
The ministry goes a step further in trying to coax the U.S. into agreeing to the terms, adding it is willing to share the burden of defense spending, make the decision more cost-effective for the U.S. government and allay any concerns for Congress in uncertain budgetary times.
Poland has long asked for American support, including troops and a permanent military base, for decades.
Prior to former President Barack Obamas visit to Poland in 2014, where he announced the U.S. would spend $1 billion boosting its military presence in Eastern Europe, former Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski backhandedly urged the U.S. to set up a permanent military presence in the nation.
For the first time since the Second World War, one European country has taken a province by force from another European country, Sikorski told The New York Times. America, we hope, has ways of reassuring us that we havent even thought about. There are major bases in Britain, in Spain, in Portugal, in Greece, in Italy. Why not here?
Peace by strength! The world is starting to recognize the power of the United States and that is largely in part to President Donald J. Trump.
God bless America and good bless djt
Uhumm....Cough,cough...
The late great Mr.Eisenhower helped establish NATO, for the sake of keeping an allied / western presence in Europe, so as to keep the USSR from more land-grabs. -( They divided Berlin into 2-halves, East & West Berlin, also creating East & west Germany( that was abolished in 1991-2(?)))...
This enabled for the benefit of the US-of-A, industry & infrastructure to exist with relative peace, plus have intelligence agencies & the military on-the-ground...
70-odd years later, economics & greed dictated Mr.Trump to try & abolish NATO, in a round-about way.
Poland is only saying that they'd rather the US-of-A occupying the country, than Russia, & that they're happy to pay for it.
I guess the US-of-A must be seen as the lesser of two evils.
Ciao,
Rastus
-- Edited by Rastus on Monday 28th of May 2018 07:02:29 PM
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Well, Trump did run on the claim that he was going to get member nations to kick in their fair share! I think it's great of the Polls to kick in a few billion! We aught to get some Polish flag stickers and smack them on the side of about $2 billion worth of bombs so they can feel their money isn't being wasted!
Now for other nations to follow suit, first up on the list Japan and Korea! These two nations, in concert with North Korea, China and Vietnam have been fencing us every since day one! Time to end that little game and see who is really bout it.
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