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It was historically called "Department of War" then renamed to "Department of Defense" and of course, recently reverted to the original name.
by frugalmail 7mo ago
It was historically called "Department of War" then renamed to "Department of Defense" and of course, recently reverted to the original name.
- Spooky23 7mo agoIt did not. The Trumpist "Department of War" is stupid branding. No law passed to change the name.
- hunter-gatherer 7mo agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Wa... Pick up any non fiction book about US foreign policy written before 1947 and you'll commonly see "War Department" or even "War Office".
- tbrownaw 7mo agoThe comment you're replying to wasn't about the original name, it was about the current name.
- linzhangrun 7mo ago[flagged]
- frugalmail 7mo agoIt's one thing to not know and make a mistake, it's whole other thing to hear a claim from somebody, not even bother looking it up before you dispute it, and doubling down on ignorant.
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