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by Aeolun 108 days ago
Is it seriously called the department of war now? Did they change that from DoD?
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lkbm 108 days ago
The Executive branch has de facto renamed it. Legally, the name is still Department of Defense, as that's set by Congress.

Think of it as a marketing term, I guess.

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Sebguer 108 days ago
illegally, but yes
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