FoxtrotDeltaTango

Department of What?

https://sh.itjust.works/post/56499498

Mar 9 at 2:01amWeb
Show threadSSTFMar 9

I don’t know if this makes it better or worse but it never stopped being the “Department of Defense.”

The “Department Of War” is essentially stylistic preference in the executive branch. The “Defense” name is still the statutory one.

Show threadTheTechnician27Mar 9

EDIT: See below; this is invalid.

I’ll add that I – giving Mike Johnson the least benefit of the doubt I could – tried pretty hard to find any instance of him referring to the DoD as the “Department of War” following Trump’s executive order; I could not.

Show threadrainwallMar 9

He corrected himself a few days ago in a back and forth anout iran after he called if department of defense and called it the department of war.

Seema like hes just generally fucked up on on the “gop approved” name.

Show threadMinnesotaGoddamMar 9
oh whew thank you i was worried he was doing the right thing
Show threadTheTechnician27Mar 9

Oh shit, that’s why I didn’t find it. Here’s the C-SPAN clip. He says “Department of Defense” and then immediately corrects himself to “Department of War”. Jesus christ, Mikey, I really tried.

(This was somewhat difficult to find even with the quote; please link a source if you use one in the future instead of just quoting.)

Johnson: “This is a limited operation”

YouTube
Show threadrainwallMar 9
I couldnt find the source that listed the slip either, I just recall reading an article that listed the slip days back so i knew the context.
Show threadRustyMar 10
Limited operation, eh? A special one by any chance?
Show threadMinnesotaGoddamMar 9
dammit don’t make me give him a single iota of respect because that’s something that’ll do it
Show threadferruleMar 9

We’ve now hit the point in the timeline where these morons thought maybe if we change the name back no one will think it was us.

“What? No, we are the Department of DEFENSE. That whole thing going on in the Middle East was caused by the Department of War. That’s not us.”

Show threadbonenodeMar 9
Reg: Listen, the only people we hate more than the Romans are the fucking Judean People's Front. Judith, Stan, Francis: [Murmurs of agreement and "splitters"] Francis: And the Judean Popular People's Front. Reg, Judith, Stan: [More enthusiastic agreements] Stan: And the People's Front of Judea! Reg: [Agreements stop suddenly] What? Stan: The People's Front of Judea, splitters! Reg: We're the People's Front of Judea! Stan: Oh! I thought we were the Popular Front. Reg: People's Front! Francis: Whatever happened to the Popular Front, eh? Reg: [Indicating a man sitting by himself] He's over there. Reg, Judith, Stan, Francis: [Beat] Splitter!
Show threadnucleativeMar 9

Oops, forgot who he was speaking with and got the wires crossed.

Soon the GOP might have to set up a clubhouse and private Facebook group so they don’t leak their real feelings.

Show threadGhostieMar 9
Yep. Limited operation. It’s why they aren’t taking the draft off the table. Because it’s limited.
Show thread[deleted]Mar 9
It is a really high limit.
Show threadGhostieMar 9
“There is a limited operation. We aren’t sure where that limit is, but it’s probably there.”
Show threadDefault UsernameMar 9
The Department of War was its original name. I’ve always thought it to be a more honest name than the Department of Defence.
Show threadSerinusMar 9
Afghanistan is arguable, but it was primarily to prevent terrorism.
Show threadDefault UsernameMar 9
The war on Afghanistan was in response to Saudi Arabia attacking the US on 9/11. As Obama’s released documents showed, the US government knew that it was Saudi Arabia, but likely due to business reasons, Bush/Cheney decided to attack other Middle Eastern countries for their oil instead and call it a War on Terror ™.
Show threadRememberTheApollo_Mar 9

primarily

Ostensibly.

Show threadSerinusMar 9
Well they didn’t go over Afghanistan for the oil.
Show threadDragonTypeWyvernMar 9

en.wikipedia.org/…/Opium_production_in_Afghanista…

en.wikipedia.org/…/Opioid_epidemic_in_the_United_…

Opium production in Afghanistan - Wikipedia

Show threadSerinusMar 11

Attacks on heroin production were primarily to hit the Taliban’s source of funding. Fentanyl is synthetic, and almost none of the US heroin comes form Afghanistan.

www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47861444

The Afghanistan was really was about terrorism (even though the hijackers were Saudis).

How the US military's opium war in Afghanistan was lost

The US has spent $1.5m a day fighting the opium war in Afghanistan. Why is business still booming?

Show threadDragonTypeWyvernMar 11
Lmao
Show threadPyroNeurosisMar 10

Just like people swat beehives to get rid of bees.

We’ve known for quite some time that our adventurism in the Middle East (and elsewhere) is among the biggest drivers of terrorism.

Show threadSnowcloneMar 10
Our troops were guarding opium poppy fields. Then we had the opium epidemic.
Show threadNocturnalMorningMar 10
Right…“terrorism”. And Iraq had WMD’s too.
Show threadSerinusMar 10
Iraq and Afghanistan were very different. I protested against the Iraq war.
Show threadJännätMar 10

it was primarily to prevent terrorism.

Boy do I have a terrific bridge to sell you

Show threadMousePotatoDoesStuffMar 9

The Trump admin learning why the euphemism was used in real time

Department of Face-Eating Leopards, on the other hand, is doing great

Show threadsepiMar 9
It’s not a war, it’s a Country Building Operation. Tehran in 3 days!
Show threadCPMSPMar 10
On man, I timed that Molly perfectly
Show threadVitoRoblesMar 10
Are they going to call it the Gulf of Mexico again? Or are they still pretending like it’s all not a distraction from Epstein?