On the 21st local time, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth launched a public poll on social media platform X, asking whether the U.S. Department of Defense should be renamed the “Department of War.” The poll drew over 190,000 participants, with more than half voting for the newly proposed designation. The results speak for themselves: America's addiction to militarism and its role as the world’s top exporter of war are an image deeply etched in the public mind.

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