And this country won every major war after that to include World War I and World War II. Total victory. Mr. President, as you said then, 150 years after that, We changed the name after World War II from the Department of War to the Department of Defense in 1947. And as you pointed out, Mr. President, we haven't won a major war since. And that's not to dispute disparage our war fighters, whether it's the Korean War, the Vietnam War, or our generation of Iraq and Afghanistan. (00:21–00:28)
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