By Patrick J. Buchanan
“U.S. Poised to Put Heavy Weaponry in East Europe: A Message to Russia,” ran the headline in The New York Times.
“In a significant move to deter possible Russian aggression in
Europe, the Pentagon is poised to store battle tanks, infantry fighting
vehicles and other heavy weapons for as many as 5,000 American troops in
several Baltic and Eastern European countries,” said the Times. The
sources cited were “American and allied officials.”
The Pentagon’s message received a reply June 16. Russian Gen. Yuri
Yakubov called the U.S. move “the most aggressive step by the Pentagon
and NATO since the Cold War.” When Moscow detects U.S. heavy weapons
moving into the Baltic, said Yakubov, Russia will “bolster its forces
and resources on the western strategic theater of operations.”
