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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)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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] 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To all the people not wanting to extend the proxy war against the war crime committing Russians: what do you expect will happen if you stop funding Ukraine defense against war crimes? You think Russians just go home? You think China and North Korea don't look around at adjacent territories licking their lips? Do you understand what deterrence means?

Before you respond like a tankie that America is an imperialist shithole, America is not the one (this time) committing war crimes, RUSSIA is.

[–] AngryCommieKender 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well at least not in Ukraine. I'm sure we are committing some war crimes quietly somewhere else. Seems like we can't stop doing that.

I agree with your comment by the way, I'm just further shitting down that argument as well.

We know our government sucks. We're working on making it work the way it was supposed to. Section 1983 has to be rectified.

[–] PP_BOY_ 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

AngryCommieKender

Opinion immediately discarded.

[–] AngryCommieKender 1 points 1 year ago

I seriously doubt you know what a Kender is.