80 years after the end of WW2 the United States still has
Posted on: September 5, 2025 at 10:35:07 CT
Bulldog Bob Brown STL
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active forces and substantial military bases in Germany and Japan. When the war ended, it was the Department of War.
Then, it seemed War was too harsh a word, so Defense was dreamed up as a replacement. An uncountable amount of treasure and blood for defense sounds so much more palatable than for war.
It's all about marketing.
Edited by Bulldog Bob Brown at 10:35:16 on 09/05/25