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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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[-] MultigrainCerealista@hexbear.net 46 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

and has survived everything the US threw at it so far

The point being the US threw a lot of shit at it because of course the US wouldn’t tolerate those missiles being there, and Russia won’t tolerate NATO being in Ukraine.

If China made a defensive alliance with Mexico that included a military base in Tijuana, Mexico would suddenly be in need of some democracy and freedom.

Continuing to deny this basic reality means your position isn’t connected to reality.

Peace requires a sustainable security situation for Russia not just for Ukraine and for Russia that means no NATO since NATO is hostile to Russia. It’s clear and denying this is just putting your head in the sand.

[-] Gsus4@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes, but the point is with Cuba, missiles were removed, peace deal was reached.

Does the US have to place nukes in Ukraine so that by removing them russia will stop attacking it?

But by all means, if Trump starts threatening Mexico with some bullshit invasion to clean out the cartels, they should by all means ask China and anyone else to help out, sure! That's how it works in a bipolar world (there is no multipolar world, russia's empire is gone and China+US will make sure it never returns)

NATO is not hostile to russia, NATO prevents russia from invading its western neighbours, which is obviously a bummer to russia.

The sustainable security solution is: russia respects borders and other countries' sovereignty. The end.

[-] MultigrainCerealista@hexbear.net 45 points 1 year ago

Yes, but the point is with Cuba, missiles were removed, peace deal was reached.

Yeah so the obvious conclusion is that peace in Cuba required satisfying the US’s demand to not have a Soviet military presence there.

Likewise peace in Ukraine requires not having a NATO military presence there.

Pretending that NATO isn’t hostile to Russia is also simply disconnected from reality. You need to connect your world view to reality.

[-] Landrin201@lemmy.ml 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Also we have been punishing Cuba with an embargo which has crippled their economy ever since just because we can.

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