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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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[–] Frank@hexbear.net 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You know sovereignty isn't real, right? Like it's just not? Countries invade whoever they want whenever they think they can get away with it? Most of Europe just went in to Iraq illegally and murdered a million people? Ukraine sent a lot of troops on that adventure. The US just kills people and topples governments all over? France controls colonial possessions in Africa? Canada de-facto runs a bunch of African territory through it's ruthless resource extraction firms? South Korea and Okinawa are under US military occupation? North Korea only remains Sovereign because they can make Seoul glow in the dark if the US tries something? The west uses ruthless monetary manipulation, dumping of consumer goods and food, outright piracy and theft, to control other countries?

This isn't model UN.

[–] boredtortoise@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And it's time to stop the invading shit

[–] Maoo@hexbear.net -4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So then we agree, America must be defanged at all costs

[–] boredtortoise@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Somewhat true (all costs is a troublesome term), but also disregards the rest of the issue

[–] Maoo@hexbear.net -4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It really doesn't. American aggression is found around every corner if you look at thr history and impetus behind this conflict.

[–] boredtortoise@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

American aggression is found around every corner if you look at thr history

True

impetus behind this conflict.

Ehhh

Kinda like this excuse back in the day

[–] Maoo@hexbear.net -4 points 2 years ago

You're not making any sense. Unless you think that NATO encirclement, the Maidan coup, etc, are all Russian false flags?