Pentagon officials fume over Trump's Department of War rebrand

[Mr. Sparkle]

Pentagon officials grappled Friday with the Herculean task of fulfilling President Donald Trump’s executive order to remold the enormous, global agency into the Department of War. Many expressed frustration, anger and downright confusion at the effort, which could cost billions of dollars for a cosmetic change that would do little to tackle the military’s most pressing challenges — such as countering a more aggressive alliance of authoritarian nations.

The details of the order Trump signed Friday are still vague, but officials may need to change Defense Department seals on more than 700,000 facilities in 40 countries and all 50 states. This includes everything from letterhead for six military branches and dozens more agencies down to embossed napkins in chow halls, embroidered jackets for Senate-confirmed officials and the keychains and tchotchkes in the Pentagon store.

“This is purely for domestic political audiences,” said a former defense official. “Not only will this cost millions of dollars, it will have absolutely zero impact on Chinese or Russian calculations. Worse, it will be used by our enemies to portray the United States as warmongering and a threat to international stability.”

This article is based on interviews with more than half a dozen current and former defense officials, many of whom have insight into the broader sentiment in the department. The people were granted anonymity to discuss a sensitive issue.

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[Irish_Dem]

1. Money is no obstacle when it comes to Trump's whims.

Billions and billions of dollars for his political stunts.

But no money for vital public services.
Medicare, SS, medicare, education, science, healthcare, FEMA, etc.

This latest stunt to rename the Pentagon only serves Russian and Chinese goals.

[Ping Tung]

2. Advertising his tough-guy creds is kinda spendy. Political bling.

[Diamond_Dog]

3. There's money for this stupid cosmetic change to satisfy the traitor's vanity

But sorry no money to support healthcare, hospitals, public schools,scientific research, or weather forecasts.

When are the complacent idiots and non voters in this country going to wake up?

[Turbineguy]

4. Whatever it takes to be the most expensive president ever.

[Jim__]

5. I imagine that is indeed a huge job. A huge job with absolutely no benefit to anyone.

[Aristus]

6. Spending immense amounts of someone else's money on an utterly worthless project is pretty much Trump's entire brand.

When is this shitshow going to end?...

[BoRaGard]

7. "tee tee. krasnov and his G.O.P. suckers so stupid. tee hee." - Pooty

[halobeam]

8. Wonder how much more they're fuming after seeing

his latest post "Chicapolypse Now", and "Chicago is going to find out what the Dept. of War means".

What will they think now? What could they do if they wanted to actually do something about it now?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

9. It is still the Department of Defense