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Historian • Not speaking for CU

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@mercoglianos Mmm. I’m not sure I find the sources entirely credible.

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@DubstepInDPRK @CornellPress Woot! So great.

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@mercoglianos Sal, come on now.

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@Osinttechnical Are the Iranians aware of the role they’re supposed to play?

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@jbillinson @bryancurtis Sir, that man is a hero.

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There’s a guy who’s gonna have to get through the Secret Service perimeter for the 10:30pm MANDALORIAN AND GROGU IMAX screening at AMC 34th Street

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@mousemcnet @AlexHollings52 Yes! And so was I, genius. Okay, we're done here. Good luck with reading in the future.

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@Arno57119Arnold Oh, son, good try, but no, you lost track of your stuff. And with that, we're done.

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@mousemcnet @AlexHollings52 He was responding to someone who did the opposite, and I was reinforcing his point. Not the sharpest, are you?

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@Arno57119Arnold Dude, try to keep track of your arguments. You were just complaining about people today serving in CONUS (as opposed to all those WWII folks at the Bulge). So what is it?

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@Arno57119Arnold "They might have served several months after the war ended" is not the argument you think it is, and if you want to start figuring out where people served, spending your entire WWII in CONUS (as many did) isn't that impressive either.

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@Arno57119Arnold @mousemcnet And? Unless they got drafted in 40 or 41, they did less time than someone serving 4 years now.

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@Arno57119Arnold @mousemcnet People in the WWII Army were doing less time for similar reasons. You apparently know nothing about actual history. Also, wow, why do you hate our current military?

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@Arno57119Arnold @mousemcnet It's absolutely impressive when the original post suggested the current generation was lying around whimpering about email. So, no. Try again.

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@mousemcnet @AlexHollings52 Hollings' comment was a comparative one about the denigration of today's generation. My response highlighted how the current generation is filling the military's ranks with 100% volunteers. Your rhetorical response of "you didn't understand" is embarrasing and you should avoid it

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@Arno57119Arnold @mousemcnet And? You have to make an argument here.

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@mousemcnet @AlexHollings52 That criticizing the current younger generation for lacking the fortitude to volunteer for military service ignores the fact that they are, in fact, volunteering to fill the current military.

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@mousemcnet @AlexHollings52 100% of the military today are volunteers.

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@PabloTorre Officer, I’d like to report a murder. @pc139150, where would you like your body sent?

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@DylanMalyasov What? No VLS? No good! Sorry, obscure US Navy acquisition joke.