Mitch McConell says the quiet part out loud.

Exact full quote from CNN:

ā€œPeople think, increasingly it appears, that we shouldnā€™t be doing this. Well, let me start by saying we havenā€™t lost a single American in this war,ā€ McConnell said. ā€œMost of the money that we spend related to Ukraine is actually spent in the US, replenishing weapons, more modern weapons. So itā€™s actually employing people here and improving our own military for what may lie ahead.ā€

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/4085063

  • Gsus4@feddit.nl
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    17
    arrow-down
    5
    Ā·
    edit-2
    1 year ago

    International law is when russia does not annex Crimea because of the unfavourable internal affairs of its neighbour. You know, your power ends at ā€œtheseā€ borders and from there to here you canā€™t threaten the Ukrainian President.

    • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      40
      arrow-down
      15
      Ā·
      1 year ago

      The coup government illegally removed the previous president, so they donā€™t get to complain when Crimea illegally votes to join Russia.

      • Gsus4@feddit.nl
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        14
        arrow-down
        5
        Ā·
        edit-2
        1 year ago

        Yea, well, did you hear about how the President escaped and the Parliament voted to destitute him. And when you invade Crimea to do a mock referendum, thatā€™s awesome international law. Not even Iran and China recognize the annexation of Crimea, because you canā€™t invade a country and referendum an annexation unilaterally.

        • Frank [he/him, he/him]@hexbear.net
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          25
          arrow-down
          1
          Ā·
          1 year ago

          Most of the people living in Crimea work for the Russian Black Sea Fleet you dork. They didnā€™t have to invade Crimea, they already had a huge military instalation there. And no one cares about international law, least of all NATO.

          Also Crimea has been trying to get autonomy or leave Ukraine for thirty years.

        • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          32
          arrow-down
          11
          Ā·
          1 year ago

          The parliament had no constitutional authority to vote to expell him without an impeachment hearing, which he never got. It was an illegal move.

          The referendum in Crimea is as legitimate as the acting president of Ukraine.

          • kmkz_ninja@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            2
            arrow-down
            1
            Ā·
            1 year ago

            And tankies love it when America invades another country because that country didnā€™t democracy correctly.

            • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              1
              arrow-down
              4
              Ā·
              edit-2
              1 year ago

              I donā€™t support Russia invading, just so weā€™re clear. I can just see the rational progression of events from A to Z

              Why do you think Russia invaded? Cuz Russia bad? lol

              Ukraine is literally on Russiaā€™s boarder, and Russia is not even a regional empire - itā€™s a jumped up gas station. Russia is vulnerable and knows it, so it lashes out like any animal backed into a corner. Now we have another forever war, this time in Europe.

              • kbotc@lemmy.world
                link
                fedilink
                English
                arrow-up
                4
                arrow-down
                1
                Ā·
                1 year ago

                I donā€™t support Russia invading, just so weā€™re clear.

                Then why are you using Russiaā€™s talking points?

                • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
                  link
                  fedilink
                  arrow-up
                  1
                  arrow-down
                  5
                  Ā·
                  1 year ago

                  Do you agree there is a difference between ā€œreasonsā€ and ā€œjustificationsā€?

                  I think Russiaā€™s reasons for invading are real and must acknowledged to end the war. I donā€™t think those reasons justify the war.

                  Get it?

                  • kbotc@lemmy.world
                    link
                    fedilink
                    English
                    arrow-up
                    1
                    arrow-down
                    1
                    Ā·
                    1 year ago

                    ā€œI think the USā€™s reasons for invading Iraq are real and must be acknowledged to end the war.ā€

                    Does that clarify what Iā€™m talking about to you at all?