If my name was Rambo instead of Mike, I would be 50 times more badass im sure
1 week ago | 18
department of war sounds more intimidating so yes department of war is good
1 week ago | 6
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1 week ago | 0
Call it what it is. If I'm only trying to defend myself I'm not going to fight near as hard as if I'm in the mindset of being at war.... Defense is limited but war is all out
1 week ago | 5
There’s always that song Johnny Cash song, “a boy named Sue”. If that holds true, perhaps it should be the department of rainbows and butterflies. Whatever it takes so long as it’s the most badass in the world.
1 week ago (edited) | 1
The name reflect the desperation as the empire is falling apart … but wounded animals still can. Ring a lot of damage… definitely when there is a nuclear option… if the ego is big enough it will take everything down while dying…
1 week ago | 1
Doesn't matter what it's called. Historically, the answer is Dept. of War. But that name was also backed by the U.S. being an industrial superpower that wasn't outsourced to other nations, where men were men and boys became men- and the average citizen was way more self-sufficient than they are now. Name it whatever you want but we are not the same nation we were in say, World War 2, and the days are long long gone where as a nation we can churn out what we did then. Furthering that, we were in a unique spot during that era as technology couldn't reach or touch us efficiently back then, during a world war. Now, it can- and it takes a LOT LESS effort for it to do so. Which means we are also in a unique spot historically where as a nation we are weaker all around- both in national defense, location-protective scenarios don't exist anymore, and as a nation we are far more divided and self-divisive, than we have ever been since the Civil War. We may be a superpower on the world stage but that position is sadly waning, and the effects of 5th generation warfare have already taken hold within the unique confines of what once made us stronger, but now makes us weaker. There is more to our military strength than any name could ever give us- and the historical aspects that once existed when it was historically called Dept. of War, are not in place in a modern context. If we end up in any kind of global altercation? We will NOT walk out of it the same as when we may walk into such- and NOT in any good way, like we did during WW2. I think we should be cautious of the fact that titles do not give us our strength as a nation, and ever aware that the nation we ONCE were is no longer so. And the enemies of our nation know it- they had a hand in that historical shift, after all. I am actually shocked that the majority of Americans are NOT aware of these things to the point they think the title matters more than the nation that surrounds it. I took the average viewer here to be a little more self-aware of what's happening to our country, and what has happened to our once great nation, as well. The poll results shock me, and sadden me, at the same time.
1 week ago (edited) | 1
If the military is weakened for whatever reason it doesn’t matter what you call it. But I prefer Department of War.
1 week ago | 3
Theodore Roosevelt said; "Speak softly, but carry a big stick." But also; Which dog would you fear more? The one barking loudly at you, or the one just glaring at you? (Hint as a life-long dog owner of 72 years. The dog barking is afraid of you. The dog not barking, only glaring; has sized you up already, and knows he can take you down.) In this day and age; We have too many talking the talk, but not willing to walk the walk. Just look at how many times, these last few years, that some Russian has brought up the nuclear threat? Just look at how, and how quickly, Israel; walked over big talking Iran. That anyone still takes them seriously; is astonishing. Therefore; what do those two words defense and war mean? To me; the former (defense) is the dog that is quietly glaring at me, ready to take me down, at the moment I cross that line in the sand. While the later (war); is someone; "just talking smack," a barking dog with no teeth.
1 week ago (edited) | 3
Doesn't matter. Capabilities are what matter. "War" has older history behind it, though.
1 week ago | 2
There's definitely power in a name. People live up or down to their name. God renamed people throughout our Bible. Changing the DoD to DoW is a significant statement. We went from defending ourself from bullies (guys we see as bigger than ourselves) to aggressors (too big and powerful to be picked on).
1 week ago | 0
Depends on how it's run but the term war definitely indicates offense instead of defense.
1 week ago (edited) | 3
The Hot Zone With Chuck Holton
Is the U.S. military stronger when it’s the Department of War or Department of Defense?
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