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Lionel Mandrake

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13. Yes, we used to have a War Dept.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Jun 26, 2025, 01:21 AM

Jun 26

We also had a Navy Dept. The two of them were merged after WW2 to become the Defense Dept. Of course "defense" is a euphemism for war. Renaming the DoD the War Dept. is actually not a bad idea, but it wouldn't be a return to the status quo ante bellum.

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