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Department of Defense to be renamed 'Department of War' within week, Trump says (komonews.com)

submitted 1 day ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 23 hours ago

Sure, fine, its true. Disgusting, but true.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago

This is actually great. It is a big problem that department of offense has always masqueraded as national security instead of insecurity.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago

On related news, the IDF will be named the ITF, for Tourism, based on their recent touring of neighbours' lands to pick their favourite.

[–] QubaXR@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I thought the playbook said it should be called "Ministry of Love"

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[–] chunes@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Relevant George Carlin bit: We like war!

[–] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 day ago

Is this him finally fulfilling his promise to restore honesty in the government?

[–] L0rdMathias@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This just screams to me "I'm an old man and I'm butthurt about it."

He probably just forgot it was renamed to DoD, then decided to change the name cuz his 80 going on 90 year old brain has zero plasticity.

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[–] Kronusdark@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think the only logical next step is for him to get an "I'm the bad guy" t-shirt. His supporters would still say it was just a joke.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Its sad and depressing that the sketch with the nazis asking if they were the baddies are more self aware than modern maga

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

give me nobel peace prize or else

[–] CountVlad47@feddit.org 5 points 1 day ago

I guess war is easier for him to spell...?

[–] Bgugi@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (6 children)

How wasteful, since the US hasn't been at war since 1947...

Should be the department of military policing actions.

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[–] Bot@sub.community 2 points 1 day ago

Department of Halo

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

He gets dumber by the minute

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Please get this man some more hamberders, fries and cokes. Also, maybe some doritos, fried butter sticks and corn dogs, stat.

Also, he's a pedo that was best friends with a pedo.

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[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Department of War Dependents Schools, or DoWDS.

[–] biofaust@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I know this is out of place in this time in history, but I believe that to have been the case in the (maybe far) past.

Who started calling them ministries of defense and amidst what pressures from society?

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