"War Department": Pentagon angry at Trump's decision

Renaming the Pentagon will cost the United States billions of dollars

According to Politico, the decision by US President Donald Trump on September 5 to approve and sign a bill renaming the US Department of Defense (Department of Defense) to the Department of War may cost the US budget billions of dollars. This is only a superficial change, involving replacing signs, plaques, forms, seals, etc.

According to Politico, many Pentagon employees have expressed disappointment, confusion, or even anger at Trump's sudden decision. Pentagon employees believe that this presidential decree will cost American taxpayers billions of dollars but will not address urgent issues facing the military and its readiness.

"This step is purely for domestic political audiences. It will not only cost millions of dollars, but also have no impact on the calculations of China or Russia. Worse still, our opponents may use this to portray the United States as a war-monger and a threat to world stability," said a former Pentagon official quoted by Politico.

The newspaper estimates that this superficial brand repositioning will require over 700,000 locations in the United States and more than 40 other countries around the world.

This superficial brand repositioning not only means replacing specialized forms of the six branches of the US military and agencies under the Pentagon, but also includes replacing embossed napkins in restaurants, embroidery on jackets, armbands, seals, door plates in officials' offices, and keychains and other souvenirs.

The author of Politico pointed out that formally renaming the US Department of Defense will likely require Congress to pass a corresponding bill, so the Trump administration will seek ways to bypass members of Congress to implement its initiative.

Department of War: Historically, the United States had a "War Department" (before 1947), and Trump's proposal to restore this name has strong symbolic significance and controversy, so it is directly translated as "War Department".

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