Starting the Cold War over with U.S. Patriots in Poland. The Polish start line didn’t do the Germans much good in WWII.
U.S. and Poland set missile deal - International Herald Tribune
A senior Pentagon official described an unusual part of this quid pro quo: an American Patriot battery would be moved from Germany to Poland, where it would be operated by a crew of about 100 American military personnel. The expenses would be shared by both nations. American troops would join the Polish military, at least temporarily, at the front lines — facing east toward Russia.
