The War Department vs. Department of Defense

“The War Department was no more,” Gene wrote. “It was replaced by the less aggressive but more enduring and unassailable Department of Defense. The need for a large war department might be challenged if there was no war. … The demands for defense are potentially without limit. No matter how thorough its defense efforts were, the animal in Kafka’s ‘The Burrow’ remained fearful and insecure. A scratching sound was disturbing, as was silence.”

- Eugene McCarthy - RIP