Yet the U.S. decision will still take a toll on NATO. While the drawdown affects just 3 percent of American troops stationed in Europe, it “could affect U.S. deployments to the Baltic states as well,” said Jennifer Kavanagh, director of military analysis at the Defense Priorities think tank, since the U.S. contingent in Poland feeds troops to the region.
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