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Trump Formally Commits To NATO, Says Poland Will Buy Patriot Missile-Defense System

Thursday, July 6th, 2017

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Trump Formally Commits To NATO, Says Poland Will Buy Patriot Missile-Defense System

NATO country flags wave at the entrance of NATO headquarters in Brussels as Secretary of Defense Ash Carter attends a NATO ministerial Feb. 11, 2016. (Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)(Released)

In a Thursday speech to a favorable crowd in Warsaw, President Donald Trump praised Poland as a model NATO member for paying its fair share toward collective defense and announced a likely sale of a Patriot air defense system to that nation.“A strong Poland is a blessing to the nations of Europe, and they know that. A strong Europe is a blessing to the West and to the world,” Trump said during the first major speech of his second trip…

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