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(9,311 posts) Tue Apr 23, 2024, 11:47 PM Apr 23

McConnell : "Make no mistake" [View all]

“So much of the hesitation and shortsightedness that has delayed this moment is premised on sheer fiction,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Tuesday. “Make no mistake: delay in providing Ukraine the weapons to defend itself has strained the prospects of defeating Russian aggression.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/23/senate-vote-foreign-aid-ukraine-israel/

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McConnell : "Make no mistake" [View all] speak easy Apr 23 OP

"Sheer fiction" meaning phooties orders?? NoMoreRepugs Apr 23 #1

Even a broken clock is right twice a day..... Bayard Apr 24 #2

go fuck yourself, McConnell Skittles Apr 24 #3

McConnell reaped the justaprogressive Apr 24 #4

What's the difference between "sheer fiction" and "alternative facts"? Midnight Writer Apr 24 #5

Hey Mitch, "straining the prospects of defeating Russian aggression" is the whole point. robbob Apr 24 #6

Just getting back to his roots localroger Apr 24 #7

So, in other words, the military contractors in his state got pissed off. GoCubsGo Apr 24 #8