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It does. https://www.war.gov/ https://www.war.gov/
by thaunatos 11mo ago
It does. https://www.war.gov/ https://www.war.gov/
- gjsman-1000 11mo agoConsidering the sheer amount of wars the CIA and DoD are responsible for that are ongoing; the rebranding is more honest. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_United_States_in_the_21st_century#21st-century_wars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_Uni...
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- felixgallo 11mo agonope: https://www.military.com/feature/2025/10/17/department-of-war-not-legally-what-trumps-executive-order-really-does.html https://www.military.com/feature/2025/10/17/department-of-wa...
- gjsman-1000 11mo agoNobody uses statutory titles for anything to be honest; when’s the last time you referred to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act instead of “Obamacare”? When’s the last time you referred to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program instead of “Social Security”? I’ve never heard anyone say Title XIX of the Social Security Act instead of “Medicaid,” or Title XVIII of the Social Security Act instead of “Medicare,” or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act instead of “Welfare.”
- Terr_ 11mo ago> when’s the last time you referred to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act instead of “Obamacare” I refer to it as "the ACA", which is short and avoids an unofficial moniker first introduced as an insult. It's not just a personal preference, it's civically important: There are still morons out there who have spent the last 15 years simultaneously gushing about how the ACA is awesome while demonizing "Obamacare."
- gjsman-1000 11mo agoACA is still technically incorrect; as it’s actually statutorily the PPACA. Accuracy, am I right?
- ImPostingOnHN 11mo agoYou're kind of proving their point: People seem to use common names (ACA, Obamacare, DoD) regardless of whether they abide by statute (PPACA) or executive meme-forcing (DoW).
- johnnyanmac 11mo agoBy that position we should have been using TUSoA this whole time. US is wrong. USA is wrong.America is wrong.
- Hizonner 11mo agoThere's a difference between an informal name that catches on organically and isn't politically charged, and an highly visible, ostentatiously political renaming specifically intended to make a point.
- gjsman-1000 11mo agoYou’re telling me “Obamacare” isn’t politically charged? It was originally a political slur.
- Hizonner 11mo ago1. It's not politically charged now. 2. It's not all over government Web sites. In fact I doubt it's on them at all. 3. Cabinet-level officials aren't giving stupid speeches about how important the name is in reflecting a Whole New Approach. 4. I don't remember Obama objecting to it at the time... nor did Obama go on TV and say "It will now be called OBAMACARE in honor of me, the greatest and only competent President ever". 5. Actually I don't remember it even being a "slur". The first draft was based on Romneycare. There was also "Hillarycare", which might have actually been pejorative. In any case it wasn't anything like on the level of the President or the Secretary of anything making a bunch of noise about it.
- koolba 11mo ago> It's not all over government Web sites. In fact I doubt it's on them at all. I can’t find reference to “Obamacare” but there is one for TrumpRx: https://trumprx.gov/ https://trumprx.gov/
- Terr_ 11mo ago> I don't remember Obama objecting to it at the time... I remember that Democrats were accusing Republicans of violating the Hatch Act by using their official congressional mailers to say "Obamacare".
- soulofmischief 11mo agoI say ACA, Obamacare is politically charged. And the cases you've mentioned all shorten a long name into a colloquial name. This is not the case for Department of War/Defense. That said, let's call it what it is... it's a war machine. Just as we should refer to Israeli Occupation Forces and not "Defense" forces, since genocidal occupation is just about the furthest thing from defense.
- fnordpiglet 11mo agoI’ll always remember the turn around phrase that was a Yankee Doodle dandy moment “Obamacare because Obama cares” It’s not a war machine, it’s a pork processing system for Congress.
- Hizonner 11mo agoBad news. Trump and Hegseth do not have the authority to rename the Department of Defense, no matter what they put on a Web site. That requires an act of Congress, which hasn't happened. And probably won't, because even if they could convince Congress to do it, that would require them to ask... and their whole modus operandi is based around pretending to have authority they don't have. Calling it the Department of War is accepting that Trump's the King.
- Loughla 11mo agoThe ada.gov website has a banner that reads, "Democrats have shut down the government. Department of Justice websites are not currently regularly updated." Trump is the king. Edit: To be clear, I think it's complete and utter garbage. I'm assuming people think I think it's a good thing? It's not a good thing. At all.
- tomrod 11mo agoNo, Trump has a minor fiefdom district and some authority for services the states and their representatives agreed to let the federal government execute. He is not king.
- jfengel 11mo agoHe is routinely violating laws, so quickly that there isn't enough room in the courts for all of them. "King" is inaccurate, but correctly implies the degree to which the law does not apply to him.
- Loughla 11mo agoMy point was that he is acting like a king. And if he's allowed to act like a king, checks and balances don't mean anything. Which makes him the king. Turns out, letting government operate on a system of agreements that require appropriate behavior instead of clear consequences for this type of behavior is a bad idea.
- jcattle 11mo agoIf Congress tells the Executive: "Here's some money, spend it on USAID to stabilize regions in which the US Army operates and are of strategic importance". And the Executive says, "thanks for the money! I will spend it on whatever the hell I choose." And congress just belly flops over the next time they pass a budget, without checking that overreach of power, the Executive looks more and more like a king. You voted for congress, but apparently congress doesn't matter anymore.
- miltonlost 11mo agooh do you also call it the Gulf of America?
- downrightmike 11mo agoDid anyone ask the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci?
- tomrod 11mo agoGulf of Vespucci sounds great.
- johnnyanmac 11mo agoIn my eyes, Gulf of America is really stupid and useless. But calling it "Department of War" clearly states their intent, contrary to his campaign as the "no new wars" president. We renamed it 70 years ago for a reason, and such reason completely flew over the admins' heads.
- openasocket 11mo agoThe Department of Defense DID NOT used to be called the Department of War. Before there was no central department for the entire military. Instead, there was the Department of the Navy and the Department of War (which was for the Army).
- brandonmenc 11mo agoYes.
- TheCoelacanth 11mo agoDepartments are created by acts of Congress. Not because a wannabe dictator registered a domain name.
- mlnj 11mo agoI don't see any impeachment proceedings from Congress. Looks like the wannabe dictator has their blessings.
- array_key_first 11mo agoWhat's the difference between a wannabe dictator and an actual dictator? I don't think it's what's on a piece of paper somewhere. I think it's what they're able to do, and get away with.