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AnotherMcIntosh

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14. Years ago, there was a Department honestly called the War Department or Department of War.

Reply to G_j (Original post)

Sat Aug 24, 2013, 07:32 PM

Aug 2013

Then it was called the Department of "Defense." It was the same Department, but sounded better.

It would be good to have a Department of Peace, but that would, of course, be actively opposed by the military-industrial complex.

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Too bad we have not established a Department of Peace [View all] G_j Aug 2013 OP

For every 100 pages written about war..there is one page written Peacetrain Aug 2013 #1

Yes. LWolf Aug 2013 #2

it is an idea that is so sane and logical G_j Aug 2013 #5

It does speak volumes. LWolf Aug 2013 #6

There are several such nations adieu Aug 2013 #11

There is no money to be made with a department of peace. Rex Aug 2013 #3

I dispute that claim adieu Aug 2013 #16

War pays, or pays off, better for those who don't have to do the killing or suffer the killing. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2013 #4

Theres no money in it. bahrbearian Aug 2013 #7

I hope Dennis gets out of punditry back into politics. nt silvershadow Aug 2013 #8

Where's the money? tecelote Aug 2013 #9

We should at least change DoD back to the Department of War FarCenter Aug 2013 #10

I thought that's what the DoD was going to rename itself with NuclearDem Aug 2013 #12

Yeah! gopiscrap Aug 2013 #13

Years ago, there was a Department honestly called the War Department or Department of War. AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #14

I really wish I had had the courage to vote for him when he ran. I will have the courage next time liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #15