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1. vegnus · 1789753110 · focus · HN ↗

   I hope I am alive for the history books of tomorrow.

   "The Department of War (as it became known as), forewent it's traditional intelligence structure (the most expensive ever seen till that point), in order to have a private companies computer software generate viable targets for an upcoming operation. Believing that the software had real time updates on the current status and intelligence of the operation, as if it were some kind of oracle, the operation went as planned. Six schools, mistakenly identified as hostile targets (due to the heavy American bias in the softwares training data), were drone striked, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of innocents. Still, the people did nothing."

   1. throwawayq3423 · 1789757217 · focus · HN ↗

      > "The Department of War (as it became known as)"

      It would take an act of congress to change the name, which won't happen. This should read: "The Department of War (as it was temporarily, illegally referred to)"

      1. autoexec · 1789758412 · focus · HN ↗

         It might not happen, but it's already passed the house and has support in the senate.

         1. throwawayq3423 · 1789838397 · focus · HN ↗

            Congress just closed shop until after the midterms. This is an initiative to placate Trump. There is a 0% chance it happens after Democrats take control of one or both houses of Congress.

            1. autoexec · 1790011739 · focus · HN ↗

               It's good to see an optimist! Here's hoping you're right about the midterms.

               1. throwawayq3423 · 1790542652 · focus · HN ↗

                  We're not talking about the midterms.
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