U.S. defense officials have made an offer to permanently station U.S. troops in Poland, though it's still a few years away from being a possible duty assignment. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy John Rood was planning to meet with Polish counterparts in March in Warsaw to negotiate the deal, but an offer to Poland has already been made. The Poles themselves have offered to contribute at least $2 billion, and perhaps more, to the potential base, which would serve to counter potential Russian aggression in Eastern Europe, defense officials say.
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