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by Spooky23 65 days ago
It did not. The Trumpist "Department of War" is stupid branding. No law passed to change the name.
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frugalmail 61 days ago
It's one thing to not know and make a mistake, it's whole other thing to hear a claim from somebody, not even bother looking it up before you dispute it, and doubling down on ignorant.
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hunter-gatherer 65 days ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Wa...

Pick up any non fiction book about US foreign policy written before 1947 and you'll commonly see "War Department" or even "War Office".

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tbrownaw 65 days ago
The comment you're replying to wasn't about the original name, it was about the current name.
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