White House downplays CNN poll showing majority of Americans oppose more US aid for Ukraine | CNN Politics
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The White House on Wednesday downplayed CNN polling showing most Americans oppose Congress providing additional funding to support Ukraine in its war with Russia ahead of a reported administration request for more aid.

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

  • Frank [he/him, he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    1 year ago

    living standards in the ex-soviet countries have improved considerably since joining the EU

    Yeah the living standards sure did improve after one of the worst demographic disasters in that era. Easy for things to get better when you start from the bottom I mean come on do better.

    • mim@lemmy.sdf.org
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      1 year ago

      So, why didn’t Belarus improve at the same rate as the Baltic countries?

      They both started from the bottom, right?

      • Maoo [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
        02·
        1 year ago

        The Balts were immediately used as forward positions for NATO and were allowed to keep their state programs and industry. Belarus got the same treatment as Russia.

        You should probably know the answer to your own snarky questions before you ask them.