The New York Times wrote that the decision announced by the president surprised the Pentagon. The Hill website noted that Trump announced the deployment of these forces after criticism from Republicans who were outraged by the suspension of the rotation of 4,000 troops. soldiers to Poland. A Polish official and a NATO representative, speaking anonymously, also told Politico that the decision announced by Trump came as a surprise to them because the administration had not previously discussed it with allies.
The Associated Press said Trump's announcement “increases confusion about the US military presence in Europe.” “There appears to be a lack of any process at the highest level for informed decision-making on issues such as troop withdrawals and deployments,” said Ian Kelly, a retired diplomat who, among other things, served as US ambassador to Georgia. — These are not well-thought-out decisions. These are impulsive decisions based on Trump's whims or what Trump's advisers think he has, Kelly added, as quoted by the AP.
American soldiers will go to Poland
Trump did not reveal details about the decision. PAP sent inquiries on this matter to the White House and the Pentagon. The U.S. Department of War directed questions to the White House.
The president published an entry about the planned sending of an additional five thousand soldiers against the background of information about the suspension of the rotation of the American brigade to Poland.
Republican congressman Don Bacon said that Trump's announcement on Thursday was “good news for Poland and our Baltic allies.” “I am glad that the president overturned the decision of the Secretary of War to withdraw the brigade from Poland. Poland does not mince words and deserves a close partnership with us,” he wrote on the website.
However, it is not known where the announced forces will come to Poland from, noted Daniel Fried, former US ambassador to Poland. He wrote that this is a good move by Trump and those “who worked to reverse the initial bad decision.” He also added that it is good for NATO security.
“Reintroducing delayed rotation would be one way. However, a politically motivated reshuffle of forces is also possible. Moving troops primarily to reward or punish leaders in or out of favor is not a good way to make defense decisions,” he added.
