Poland welcomes thousands of US troops in NATO show of force

[rug]

By Laura Smith-Spark and Atika Shubert, CNN
Updated 5:38 PM ET, Sat January 14, 2017

Zagan, Poland (CNN)Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo welcomed US troops to her country at a formal ceremony Saturday, saying it was a "great day" that would help ensure Poland's security.

Some 4,000 US soldiers have been deployed as part of troop rotations to Europe that the Pentagon has said are intended to bolster ties with NATO allies and send a clear message to Russia.

Russia has criticized the continuous deployments as a threat to Russian security.

"It's a great day today when we can welcome, here in Zagan, American soldiers who represent the best, the greatest army in the world," Szydlo said at the ceremony in the snowy western town of Zagan.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/14/europe/poland-us-troops-nato-welcome/

1:56 video at link.

[tazkcmo]

1. And here comes Trump

After Putin "showers" Trump with "golden" words of praise at their sleep over in Iceland, Trump will withdraw the US from NATO and we'll watch the Soviet Union continue to be rebuilt.

[HassleCat]

2. Will they turn around and come right home?

The new guy wants to be all kissy-kissy with Russia, and he doesn't like NATO, so he may order them home first thing.

[rug]

5. Who knows any more?

Russia is calling it "continuous deployments".

The U.S. is calling it a nine month deployment.

[moondust]

3. "a threat to Russian security"?

Let's try "a threat to Russian aggression."

We'll call it "a threat to Russian security" when NATO starts "annexing" parts of Russia, k?

[edhopper]

4. Gone by Feb.

His NSA already promised Putin.