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Originally Posted by scottybuzz
sadly yes, but
since when does the USA department of defence defend the country? As far as I am aware that is the FBI and homeland security.
same for uk, does the army protect the country? no only in extreme circumstances. It is left to the police and MI5
You are correct in theory. in practise it never happens.
oh fuck i don't know what im saying,.
all this war just pisses me off.
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I agree. "IDF" is a joke name, given how many countries they have attacked in their history, but the same goes for "defense departments" everywhere. It's akin to tyrannies like East Germany or North Korea officially styling themselves as 'democratic'.
Up until/during WWII we had a Department of War, as did the UK (probably where we got the name from) and a Secretary of War.
Though here's a seemingly legit 1980s Secretary of War talking dirty to Margaret Thatcher: