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cestpaspossible Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-21-05 03:10 PM
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Poll question: Should the Defense Dept go back to it's original name?
Should the Defense Dept go back to it's original name, the Department of War?
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MadAsHellNewYorker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-21-05 03:11 PM
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1. yes, they no longer "defend" america n/t
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paineinthearse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-21-05 03:13 PM
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2. Yes, effective with the establishment of a Dept of Peace. nt
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cestpaspossible Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-21-05 03:16 PM
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3. Why not just rename the State Department?
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forgethell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-21-05 03:35 PM
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4. Didn't the Department of
War morph into the Department of the Army. Both War & Navy were cabinet positions at one time. DoD is a new creation that also encompasses the Department of the Air Force.
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cestpaspossible Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-21-05 03:54 PM
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6. sort of, not exactly
The Department of Defense ... was created by combining the War Department (founded in 1789) with the Navy Department (founded in 1798; formerly the Board of Admiralty, founded in 1780), and the newly created Department of the Air Force. The department was formed in order to reduce interservice rivalry which was believed to have reduced military effectiveness during World War II.
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Guaranteed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-21-05 03:42 PM
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5. Great post. nt
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