On Wednesday, the Czech parliament ratified a treaty that paves the way for a US troop presence on Czech soil as the US is looking to further beef up its military posture in Europe.
The Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) was approved by the lower house of the Czech parliament in a vote of 115-18 and now heads to the desk of President Petr Pavel, who is expected to sign the document.
The Czech government reached an agreement on the DCA with the US back in May. The Czech Republic is the 25th NATO member to sign an agreement with Washington that allows a US military presence.
The US is pursuing a DCA with NATO’s newest member, Finland, and Sweden, which will formally join the alliance soon. The Czech DCA sets a legal framework for the presence of US troops, but any deployment would still need the approval of the Czech government and parliament.
The commander of the Czech Republic’s armed forces, Gen. Karel Rehka, recently warned that Russia and NATO are currently “on course” for a direct conflict.
“We view war between Russia and the North Atlantic Alliance as the worst-case scenario, but it is not impossible,” Rehka said in May. “It is possible… [Russia] is currently on a course towards a conflict with the Alliance.”
There is major anti-Russian sentiment within the Czech government as President Pavel suggested last month that Russians living in Western countries should be “monitored” similar to the way people of Japanese descent were in the US during World War II, which involved placing them in internment camps.
“We view war between Russia and the North Atlantic Alliance as the worst-case scenario, but it is not impossible,” Rehka said — should all just pray that ETs from Tau Ceti invade very soon?
Hello Prague, Welcome to drug use and prostitution in your one civilized city.
I am always amazed that any country would voluntarily allow foreign troops to be indefinitely stationed within its borders. Do they not realize that they are giving away their sovereignty?
Did anyone ask the American taxpayer if they want US troops deployed there? Are American taxpayers volunteering to pay for defene of a foreign nation?
Bunch of Fools…!
as the US is looking to further beef up its military posture in Europe.
didn’t Biden just suggest that the US is running out of weapons?
No. Biden stated that the US is running out of weapons for Ukraine.
It’s almost as if our noble leaders never heard that famous military adage, “Piss poor planning promotes piss poor performance.” (Or any of the many permutations.)
I remember another similar version in Basic Training. “Proper preparation prevents piss poor performance private”. The DI called it the “seven P’s”. I remember him screaming that in my face with the spittle flying. Good times.
In the Air Force, they were TIs (“training instructors). Maybe they still are.
“Do you have an attitude problem, Airman?” Some of us definitely did. No one ever joined the Air Force to march around in a San Antonio summer.
Sure, having troops of Russia’s most hostile and dangerous opponent stationed in the Czech Republic will definitely make the Czechs safer when war between Russia and NATO heats up. Of course it will.
Now another country has been heard from. Each and every day in every way the shit being done to our citizens in the name of freedom and liberty is getting deeper and more pungent.
Are they going into the Sudetenland? Is it peace in our time?
Full scale occupation of Czechia.