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McConnell on Ukraine proxy war: "We haven’t lost a single American in this war. Most of the money that we spend, is spent on replenishing weapons, so it’s actually employing people here."[paraphrased] (edition.cnn.com)
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Mitch McConell says the quiet part out loud.

Exact full quote from CNN:

“People think, increasingly it appears, that we shouldn’t be doing this. Well, let me start by saying we haven’t lost a single American in this war,” McConnell said. “Most of the money that we spend related to Ukraine is actually spent in the US, replenishing weapons, more modern weapons. So it’s actually employing people here and improving our own military for what may lie ahead.”

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/4085063

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

More independant than an annexed country.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Goalpost:moved

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That was kind of a joke as there are like 5 countries who produce all their weapons locally.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Goalpost:moved again

He said Ukraine's safety depends on foreign weapon aids

Other nations buy weapons. Ukraine only exists as long as it can continue to successfully beg for weapons.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You sure do like your goalposts...

I'm pretty sure the US at least is providing weapons in the form of a loan so they are buying their weapons too.

Also begging for weapons seems a bit more dignified than having your army steal washing machines and build the electronics of your equipment out of those.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

your army steal washing machines and build the electronics of your equipment out of those.

Wait you still believe that was a real thing? It was projection. Missile and drones don't need super powerful chips and China makes anything they do need.

You must not be following the war very closely. Russia is firing dozens of missiles and hundreds of suicide drones every week and the volume keeps rising.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They are calling their cannon fodder suicide drones now? That's pretty fucked up even for Russia, more honest than normal at least.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No clue about anything going on in the war gotcha.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're just salty you can't get conscripted in the US into the meat grinder to build soviet union 2: electric boogaloo

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Are you smelling burnt toast? Your words do not make any sense in relation to each other or to the subject at hand. Do I need to call an ambulance? Are you having a stroke?