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Re:Why was the Zimmerman Telegram so important? by pjc50 on Tuesday January 17, 2017 @08:19AM (#13417205)
This is highly offensive and will no doubt be flagged off HN soon. The EU as it presently stands is extremely different to the empires of the early 20th century.

Declaring that people who fought in the Great War were fighting to "prevent" something completely different that came 50 years later is highly offensive to their memory.

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Re:Why was the Zimmerman Telegram so important? by danieltillett on Tuesday January 17, 2017 @03:24PM (#13420835)
Rather than being offended about a historical statement, what were the German war aims in 1914? Why did the British Empire enter the war? The British didn't die in their millions to defend the neutrality of the Belgians.
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