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At least they can stop being hypocritical about it, and stop pretending they're only ramping up cyber capabilities and trying to pass new bills for "defense", when it's obviously much more about offense than rather defense and real security.



That's always been the case. You'll never see a Department of Offense or a Ministry of Destruction. Even when we're busy bombing and invading foreign countries, we do it to "defend strategic interests". It's doublespeak, of course, but it's always been like that.


It has not always been the case. Until 1947 the USA had a Department of War.

However since then we've been marching towards euphemism.


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