Poland Isn’t Getting Its ‘Fort Trump’ – Yet
Russian aggression is bringing back centuries-old fears, and a huge U.S. military presence may be needed soon.
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After an extremely cordial meeting in the White House, President Donald Trump and Polish President Andrzej Duda on Wednesday announced plans to send 1,000 or more U.S. troops from their current station in Germany to Poland. It was an important signal of U.S. solidarity with Poland - and a direct shot at Russia, which adamantly opposes the current rotational deployments of NATO and U.S. troops on its Western border.
Yet Duda came to Washington hoping for far more. His government had previously promised pay for a permanent home for a much larger U.S. garrison - the name “Fort Trump” has been thrown around. While that may seem theatrical, there is actually an increasingly strong case to be made for giving the Poles their way.