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Europe
Biden says he is setting up a PERMANENT troop presence on NATO's eastern flank
2022-06-30
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] ... and sending destroyers to Spain to defend against the threat from Putin
  • President Biden arrived at the NATO summit in Madrid on Wednesday morning

  • He said the U.S. was changing its 'force posture in Europe'

  • That includes sending two F-35 squadrons and two more destroyers, as well as deploying 5,000 more troops to Romania

  • And the U.S. will establish a permanent military base in Poland, he said

  • He made the announcement as leaders met to consider the threat from Russia
Does Congress need to vote on this, or at least the Senate advise and consent?

Related: Baltic nations demand a new garrison of 50,000 NATO troops to stop Putin surrounding Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia with lightning assault through flashpoint 'Suwalki Gap,' as crucial summit begins
Posted by:Skidmark

#8  From #7 link:

He wanted the Finlandization of NATO. He got the NATOization.'

Who in the actual fuck writes this shit?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-06-30 13:24  

#7  Sometimes being a 'tripwire' means you get broken in use.

Biden mistakes Sweden for SWITZERLAND at NATO press conference before taking questions from reporters on prepared list
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-06-30 12:49  

#6  The China Marines were captured by the Japanese at the start of WW2. Sometimes being a 'tripwire' means you get broken in use.
Posted by: magpie   2022-06-30 12:29  

#5  ^^^^ waiting on us to get our troops there
Posted by: Chris   2022-06-30 10:39  

#4  Any news on what the EU is doing to protect itself?
Posted by: Xyz   2022-06-30 08:13  

#3  Anything new? Other than operationally, the Baltic geographical position is rather exposed to being cut off.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2022-06-30 07:00  

#2  Does Congress need to vote on this, or at least the Senate advise and consent?

...There's no legal requirement for Congress to approve deployments - that comes under the President's prerogative as CinC. However, Congress does have the power of the purse, and can say no in whatever passes for the Budget these days.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2022-06-30 04:25  

#1  NO WORRIES Putin, they'S be the WOKE pronoun army.
Posted by: Black Charlie Slairt1430   2022-06-30 02:55  

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