USA-ELECTION/BUSH-EUROPE Jeb Bush says U.S. needs to expand military presence in central Europe

Record ID: 150850

  • Title: USA-ELECTION/BUSH-EUROPE Jeb Bush says U.S. needs to expand military presence in central Europe
  • Date: 11th June 2015
  • Summary: WARSAW, POLAND (JUNE 11, 2015) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** WARSAW SKYLINE PILSUDZKI SQUARE JEB BUSH GETTING OUT OF CAR VARIOUS MEETING OF POLISH ACADEMICS BUSH APPROACHING LECTERN (SOUNDBITE) (Polish) FORMER FLORIDA GOVERNOR, JEB BUSH, SAYING: "We ought to have a more significant presence in this region for sure. It's expanded right now because of a
  • Embargoed: 26th June 2015 13:00
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  • Location: Poland
  • Country: Poland
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVA850KY7NCGQV0V9N2I2SOZ22F6
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Likely presidential candidate Jeb Bush said on Thursday (June 11) the United States needed to increase its military presence in central Europe.
    "We ought to have a more significant presence in this region for sure. It's expanded right now because of a specific training exercise, but under normal times, as I understand it, the numbers are in the hundreds. And that doesn't send a signal of strength I think. I think we need to be more robust, we need to encourage our NATO allies in Europe to invest more in their security," Bush told reporters during a visit to Poland.
    "I think making it clear that we're in it for the long haul is important and the countries that were picked I think are vital in many ways to making that statement."
    Jeb Bush is expected to announce his bid for the U.S. Republican presidential nomination on June 15 in Miami, hoping to follow in the footsteps of his father and brother.
    Bush is on a five-day trip to Germany, Poland and Estonia, one which is likely to boost his foreign policy credentials ahead of the possible announcement.
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