[SanjayMehta]

Around the time Hegseth was appointed secretary of war. It's a trump thing.

Edit: so it's been around for longer, but the Trump regime seems to love it bigly so I'm sticking with my observation.

It's a trump regime thing.

[sixo]

this is false, it's been around for a while

[SilverElfin]

Been around yes but the popularization of the term is entirely from low tier war hawks who think force and aggression and violence is a virtue.

[bigtex88]

No it's 100% these idiots pushing their fascist propaganda just like they tried to "rename" the Department of Defense to the Department of War. Most members of the military never even see actual fighting.

[biophysboy]

How often was the term used before last year?

[SanjayMehta]

Your response seems a bit aggressive.

I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.