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[Video] US Department of Defense: "We negotiate with bombs". (i.imgur.com)

submitted 1 day ago by IndustryStandard@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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[–] _wizard@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Why are they the DOD again? Wasn't there a name change?

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They are officially still the DOD. The name change has never been officially approved despite Hegseth choosing to identify with a different pronoun.

[–] regedit@lemmy.zip 6 points 13 hours ago

Department of War when they can blow up innocent civilian fishing boats that can't fight back. Department of Defense when they get fucked up from someone who can, and does, fight back.

[–] keyez@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

They snuck in DoW as a secondary name which didn't need approval. The official name on contracts is still DoD or I guess if the person wanted they could replace Defense with War but it's all just a waste of time.

[–] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 day ago

They can't keep things straight. Got an ad recently for military service that was "Paid for by the Department of War." Plus, it makes the war sound better if it's fought for "defense." Whatever aims to make them sound better at any given time.