U.S. to open air detachment in Poland: White House

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Reuters

U.S. to open air detachment in Poland: White House
– 22 mins ago

WARSAW (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will announce a deal on Saturday to set up a U.S. air detachment to serve warplanes that will rotate through Poland, the White House said on Friday.

Poland, a NATO ally since 1999, has been pressing for a permanent U.S. military presence on its soil as a clear security guarantee, especially in the face of a more assertive Russia.

"It will be a small permanent presence on the ground and then a rotational presence that will be more substantial," Liz Sherwood Randall, a senior White House national security official, told reporters on board Air Force One that brought Obama to Poland on Friday afternoon for a two-day visit.



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[AtheistCrusader]

1. OH goodie, another foreign US military base.

Just what we need to pay for.

Also, this will totally not piss off Putin at all.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

2. Yes, they're not cheap

runways, hangars, officers' and nco clubs, golf course, gym, tennis and squash courts, shopping mall, housing, medical facilities, etc.

And yes, czar putin will not be amused.

[classysassy]

3. We must continue

expanding our military so we can protect the criminals that plunder other nations.When will the madness end?.