Quote Originally Posted by John Sukey View Post
Now that brings up something which has always puzzled me. WHY did we change the name of the War Department to the Department of Defense????
You don't fight a war by defending yourself, but rather by attacking the bad guys.

Or is this just the "kinder, gentler, gubmint?"
It's the same reason criminals are now called "unsavory characters". If I may do a George Carlin impersonation [CARLIN]Because the "Department of Defense" sound so nice... We're defending ourselves.... Where as "THE WAR DEPARTMENT" sounds like "LET'S KICK THEIR A$$"[/CARLIN]