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cross-posted from: https://feddit.online/c/euro/p/1711036/trump-says-he-s-sending-5000-more-troops-to-poland
Based on the successful Election of the now President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, who I was proud to Endorse, and our relationship with him, I am pleased to announce that the United States will be sending an additional 5,000 Troops to Poland. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
Source:Trump on Truth Social.
Nice how the lifes of 5000 people are just bargaining chips.
They elected the guy I support, here are 5000 men... US soldiers, how do you feel as a bribe?
It's actually a nice move of him. USA had built military infrastructure in Germany for billions and then he left, leaving behind said infrastructure. Now he wants to do the same thing in Poland. It's like an economic guerilla tactic where you make small investment skirmishes while simultaneously destabilising the relations to the countries you just pulled out of. It's an obscure tactic without a foreseeable benefit. It's good for Poland so I'm a fan I guess.
I am very much not a fan of US troops in EU.
With one puppet state sabotaging the EU from within now gone, guess we can now see the next candidate to get propped up...
And they're ripe for the plucking, Poland is like the Arkansas of Europe, they're not exactly our best and brightest. They could easily see a MAGA like movement, and it'd be over. They're very susceptible to populist propaganda and right wing grifts.
Ok, ok, but let's not overgeneralize a people based on a current election.
All western countries are susceptible to right wing populist grifts because they basically all run on the same (social-) media platforms and are manipulated following the exact same playbook.
But at least from the outside Poland doesn't look like the prime candidate. After all they already had (and later rejected) their insane populist goverment constantly rambling about war with their neighbour. And at least looking at the polls they don't seem to be rebounding from their loss.
Considering his character, I wonder if he asked for Poland's consent?
Given that Russia is the biggest potential threat to the EU, moving soldiers from Germany to Poland is actually a good idea. That is if you trust the US, which Poland certainly does.
Except if those troops end up teaming up with Russia.
Poland has still a Fascist as President but he suffers because he isn't in a presidential democracy and the government doesn't share his hate for rule of law. Still he has enough power to keep Poland a bit in a bind and prevent undoing the anti-rule of law "reforms" of his party.