In an effort to prevent a piggish Russia from consuming parts of eastern Europe -- as it did with Ukraine's Crimean peninsula in 2014 -- the United States announced today (July 8, 2016) it will deploy 1,000 troops to Poland as part of a broader NATO effort to reassure former eastern Soviet-controlled nations do not encounter Russian aggression, according to the AFP (Agence France-Presse) website.
Speaking at a NATO summit in Warsaw, Poland today, President Barack Obama said the U.S. troops would serve "shoulder to shoulder" with Polish forces.
They are expected to conduct frequent training missions and will be "mechanized," meaning they would have regular infantry equipment, including armor personnel carriers.
The troops will rotate through Poland plus the three small Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, acting as a tripwire to deter any Russian aggression.
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