Employees could find themselves changing Defense Department seals on more than 700,000 facilities around the world.
President Donald Trump says he's "not sure" if Congress needs to approve his rebranding of the Department of Defense as the "Department of War."[image or embed]
" NBC News (@nbcnews.com) Sep 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
#1: Hi Snoofy: Perhaps the only Republicans who see which way the wind is blowing are Dick Cheney, Adam Kinzinger, and the Lincoln Project folks. Lots of fired DOD and USIC personnel see the writing on the wall: d39raawggeifpx.cloudfront.net
See also Tom Nichols, " Pete Hegseth's Department of Cringe: Renaming the Defense Department is a pathetic stunt" (www.theatlantic.com):
I have a better idea. Let's skip the "War" name and go right to the "Department of Cringe." It may not strike fear into the hearts of evildoers overseas, but it will resonate with Americans who take national defense seriously, because it is the emotion many of them already feel every time the former Major Hegseth says "lethality" and "warfighter." If the leaders of the United States are going to make fools of themselves and of the dedicated men and women who serve in uniform simply to own the libs and put on a show for the party faithful, any name will do. They might as well choose one that's accurate."
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"
General military dictum.
#9 | POSTED BY AUGUSTINE
Well it is broken ... just look at the US uniforms to know that. Build a dock? Withdrawal? Can't even destroy the Houthi's.
So now ...
Pentagon plan prioritizes homeland over China threat
www.politico.com
Like I said and have been saying the US will lose, and Pentagon understands that, and is refocusing.
Has America, in fact, already withdrawn from Asia?
arnaudbertrand.substack.com
This is good, America as a #2 for the world will be good.
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