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[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 19 points 4 days ago (3 children)

“We will do everything we can to increase the presence of American troops and create the best possible conditions for our American partner,” he added. “The American side expects details and commitment…and we are currently working on this.”

At present, Poland hosts around 10,000 US troops (though the precise number varies depending on rotational deployments), and Kosiniak-Kamysz noted that Poland currently spends around $15,000 a year for each one. But “this is not a cost, it is an investment”, he emphasised.

Wonder how that will work out for Poland?

Edit: @PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml

[–] Mihies@programming.dev 8 points 4 days ago

And how it works for Greenland when Orange throws a tantrum and sends those troops to occupy it.

[–] Bogus007@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago

Poland has been and is still the largest beneficiary of EU funds. I assume that some part of the EU money is used to pay the US. If this is indeed the case, it is betrayal at best, because the EU wants clearly to distance itself from the US.

[–] harcesz@szmer.info 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Its a shame we spend money on that, it tracks with Polands servitude in stuff like CIA torture sites. The logic here is simple tho. If you check Polish treaties before WW2, and their lack of effect while 6 million (~17%) Poles were murdered with near compleat destruction of the country followed by 60 years of de facto occupation there are strong incentives here to sign deals with any devil, if it rises the chances of that not being repeated. Most people didn't want to believe WW2 would start, no one anticipated how brutal it would be. We see what's going over the border and get regular threats of nuclear bombs being dropped on us. Having as many other nations involved as directly as possible is one of the better deterrents and chances for support when shit hits the fan.