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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)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I wonder if there was a more efficient way of employing people without having executives from the MIC getting almost all the benefit?

[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 year ago

funneling money to the executives of the MIC is the entire purpose of the defense budget. why would they suddenly stop now?

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean that's the entire point. Ever read "war is a racket"?. It still holds up today.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Alternately, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

We could just give the money to people for nothing but that would apparently be more immoral and illogical than having them make purely destructive things.

This makes sense to many people

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Working for an aerospace electronics startup, I have SO MUCH to say about this and how fucked it is.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There absolutely is a more efficient way if Putin didn't invade Ukraine, but we can only work with the hand that we're dealt.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Did we not make weapons instead of providing healthcare before putin invade ukraine? I mean maybe we did and I just didn't realize it, but I'm pretty sure weapons were already being made in lieu of social investment well before putin was born.