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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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[–] Soot@hexbear.net 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Millions of fellow human beings are constantly dying, being severely injured, or displaced. You fucking ghoul.

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Russians can just leave Ukraine, you know? If they don't, they deserve every single death. Poor Ukrainians, though.

[–] KerPop47@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Iirc the main thing preventing Russian troops from pulling back to their border is the Russian commanders that won't let them