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

  • vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

    the Russia air-defense systems have proven very effective, which changes the game

    Due to modernization in the course of the current war, and against weapons used in it, specifically those Turkish drones and the small copters everybody uses now in every conflict.

    I’m not sure how good they’d be against something launched from F-35.

    has a great deal of limitations, not the least of which is how expensive and stretched it’s logistical requirements are

    However I should agree that I too just hate F-35.

    NATO’s air force is completely untested

    Well, again, Israeli and Turkish ones are tested somewhat well, but mostly against much weaker opponents unable to get their sh*t together.

    and reliant on extremely expensive, hard to maintain platforms with very limited tactical flexibility.

    Yes.