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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.”

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[-] FluffyPotato@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

The US obviously doesn't care but the aid is helping Ukraine keep it's independence and even if US pulled out Europe would continue it's support. Like Poland is amping up ammo production to the point where it alone can supply Ukraine with ammo. Ex-soviet countries fucking hate Russia for a good reason. Also even if Ukraine got no support it's not like they would stop fighting, they would just be slaughtered and occupied by the Russians which is the worst outcome for them considering what's going on in the occupied regions. Like for once the US military is not doing something completely morally reprehensible and is actually opposing imperialism for once, that's a good thing.

[-] ElChapoDeChapo@hexbear.net 31 points 1 year ago

Ex-soviet countries fucking hate Russia for a good reason

No, they really don't have a good reason bugs-stalin

Like for once the US military is not doing something completely morally reprehensible and is actually opposing imperialism for once, that's a good thing.

doubt are you really that gullible?

[-] Eccitaze@yiffit.net 0 points 1 year ago

I dunno, all the genocide might have given them a reason to hate Russia

[-] gnuhaut@lemmy.ml 28 points 1 year ago
  • Ukraine isn't independent, they got coup'ed by US-backed Nazis and libs and they're now a vassal or the US empire.
  • Most European countries would immediately follow the US, as they always do.
  • The whole of NATO cannot send enough arms right now, and you think Poland can do it all on its own soon? What are you on about?
[-] FluffyPotato@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
  1. No they didn't. Their president made a play to become a dictator and failed. Any support for euromaidan outside Ukraine happened after.
  2. Maybe Germany but no earthly force can stop support from the baltics and Poland that hate Russia with a passion due to their bloody rule during the soviet occupation and current antagonism from Russia.
  3. They can't send enough arms that Ukraine can use. More modern stuff requires training Ukraine doesn't have and most places aren't producing old equipment so what's sent is stuff is stockpile. More training is being done to modernize the equipment but that takes time. Also Poland just wants to produce the ammo, not everything and it was just one example.
[-] gnuhaut@lemmy.ml 30 points 1 year ago

I don't know where you're from, but I think you also "hate hate Russia with a passion" and it's clouding your judgement, because you live in some alternate reality if you believe all that.

There's an old clip of Nuland where she says the US spent 5 billion dollars promoting democracy in Ukraine. There's also the famous "Fuck the EU" clip of her deciding who's going to be PM before the coup even happened. Then there's her and lots of other western politicians on stage at the Maidan. McCain famously shook hands with a Nazi leader on there.

Can you imagine what you would say if all these things were done by Russia instead of the US?

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[-] Frank@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago

the baltics

I've lived in cities with a much larger population than all of the Baltics. What, exactly, are three medium sized suburbs going to do against Russia?

[-] FluffyPotato@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Have an actual military instead of a meat grinder disguised as one.

[-] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Wait did you just said Baltics have actual military? Compared to... Russia? All of them combined have less that 50000 active military personnel with pretty weak armament and basically nonexisting navy and airforce (all three combined have literally zero combat airplanes).

[-] DivineChaos100@hexbear.net 27 points 1 year ago

Sorry to break it down to you but if your safety DEPENDS from foreign weapon aids, you're anything but independent.

[-] FluffyPotato@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

More independant than an annexed country.

[-] DivineChaos100@hexbear.net 19 points 1 year ago
[-] FluffyPotato@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Commiejones@hexbear.net 20 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] FluffyPotato@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] Commiejones@hexbear.net 19 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] CascadeOfLight@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

Remind me, which Russian unit goes by "Збройні сили України"?

[-] FluffyPotato@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Commiejones@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago

No clue about anything going on in the war gotcha.

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[-] ExotiqueMatter@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

no, actual drones, as in the teleguided thing with rotors that fly. they strap explosives on that and throw it at targets.

[-] Krause@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 1 year ago

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.

How do Liberals square off the fact that Russia is outproducing America and EU for war equipment with this insane washing machine myth? How many washing machines are in Russia and Ukraine anyway? Must be a lot if they're kicking NATO's ass while still relying on them for parts data-laughing

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[-] CascadeOfLight@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

Remind me, which Russian unit goes by "Збройні сили України"?

[-] FluffyPotato@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Hmm, not drunk enough or poorly equipped enough to be Russian troops, i guess they are saving this poor washing machine from Russian control.

[-] CascadeOfLight@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

Maybe they're going to trade for some Russian bread and soup like these guys

[-] radiofreeval@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

Liberating washing machines is the funniest shit ever

[-] DivineChaos100@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago

You're close to getting it, keep going.

[-] Farman@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago

No it cant all of nato cant support ukraine with ammo. That is nonsense.

[-] Harrison@ttrpg.network 3 points 1 year ago

Yes, but mainly that's because NATOs ammo production was very limited. The factories are all designed to be scaled up massively in times of need, but pre-2022, NATO was barely producing enough to maintain stockpiles.

[-] MoreAmphibians@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

Is it a time of need now?

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