We blew it when we changed the name from War Department to Department of Defense.
AND:
When we went from a war status arms producer —
that gave us the P-51 in 120 days,
that gave us the Willys Jeep,
that built 3 liberty ships every two days,
the B24 (most produced bomber),
the B17 that destroyed Europe,
and B29 that took down Japan,
plus the plethora of other effective weapons systems supplied by patriots not out to make a buck
to a MIC that learned pure greed and seduction of political office holders - expertly.
Thanks for your post, Gaffer.