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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.”

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[-] 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.

[-] FluffyPotato@lemm.ee -2 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Commiejones@hexbear.net 3 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?

[-] 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.

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