Pentagon mulling more permanent US troops in Eastern Europe

[rebewranger]

Pentagon mulling more permanent US troops in Eastern Europe
BY ELLEN MITCHELL - 03/01/22 04:54 PM EST 304


The Pentagon is deciding if it should add more U.S. troops to NATO-member countries in Eastern Europe on a permanent basis following Russia’s attack on Ukraine last week, a top Defense Department official said Tuesday.

“We recognize this dynamic situation now requires us to give it another fine-tooth look to see what’s necessary to ensure that we’ve got deterrence of Russia and that we can absolutely 150 percent say that NATO is safe and secure,” Mara Karlin, the assistant Defense secretary for strategy, plans and capabilities, told lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee.

“So we’re looking at what sort of troop presence, whether it’s rotational or permanent, is necessary given this current security environment, both in the near term and frankly, in the long term,” she added. 


Karlin said the Pentagon will take another look at the 2021 Global Posture review, released late last year. The document, which looked closely at troop numbers in Europe and elsewhere, at the time found forces to be “about right,” in their locations and offered no recommendations for major shifts. 

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/596393-pentagon-mulling-more-permanent-us-troops-in-eastern-europe

[rebewranger]

Will the military provide preferred gender training for host country troops so our troops won't be mortified by being called by the wrong pronoun?

[sneakypete]

Of course they are. That is their job and you can never fault anyone for doing their job.

It is the job of Congress to keep a leash on them.

[GtHawk]

Excuse me, NO! Let Eastern Europe provide the fodder, I have no problem selling/providing arms but no more American troops to defend other countries. If this makes me an isolationist, I'm OK with that because America's borders come first. It seems to me that it's time for Germany, France and the others to step up and spend the money and lives to defend their own.

[jafo2010]

Say what?  Hell no!!  Those b*s*rds have been killing each other for millennium.  I say, watch from the cheap seats.