Suggestion: Change the name of the "Department of Defense" back to the "Department of War"

[Ken Burch]

The Pentagon should have a name that's honest, right?

The whole purpose of the place is prepping for and encouraging the onset of the next war, so why not return it to a name that admits that?

Any objections?

[HopeHoops]

1. Department of Feeding Billions to Contractor Criminals

[SallyMander]

7. They could do sponsorship, like a sports arena

The Halliburton(TM) Department of War

[HopeHoops]

11. Too late - they called that "Iraq".

[Individualist]

2. That would be more appropriate.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

3. Yes, there was a refreshing honesty about the name Department of War

"Defense" sounds so noble and altruistic. Who could be against "defense"?

War, on the other hand, is a harder sell

[NoPasaran]

4. Great idea!

Back when we had the War Department, there was no mistaking that we won our wars. Since the name change the record has been kind of mixed.

[LWolf]

5. No objections from me. nt

[WeDidIt]

6. Your proposal might get as many as 20 votes in the House

I doubt a single Senator would agree, though.

[Union Yes]

8. I agree! knr nt

[unhappycamper]

9. Or we could rename it the Department of Death.

I think Department of War is better.

[TorchTheWitch]

10. changing the name doesn't change what it is

And what it is is the problem. If they changed the name back to the Department of War nobody would give a shit or even notice.

[Vidar]

12. K&R.