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The Department of War isn't a real thing. Its called The Department of Defense. That's not my opinion either, its officially/legally called The Department of Defense.
Department of War is more apt, however
From DoD tu dud real quick
The fact that the Trump administration can create web sites saying whatever it pleases does not make the name change legitimate.
No. Trump declared it changed, much like Michael Scott declaring bankruptcy. Until there is an act of Congress changing the name, it is still the DoD, and the Kennedy Center is the Kennedy Center, and so on.
And it's still the Gulf of Mexico. I used to call it "the gulf" but now I have to call it the Gulf of Mexico.
Sends a message of certainly not deserving a peace prize.
I think you missed some news. There is officially a Department of War again.
Edit: I am very wrong.
Only Congress can change the name of the Department of Defense, and not only has it not passed any legislation to do so, but the most National Defense Authorization Act, which was passed after Trump's executive order, only mentions the "Department of Defense" and never the "Department of War".
So, no, there is not officially a Department of War, there continues to only officially be a Department of Defense.
Oh, well today I learned. I had assumed that even the world's dumbest government officials wouldn't refer to themselves as being part of a department that doesn't actually exist, but here we are.
Thanks for laying it out for me!