Youneverknow III

[Jonathan Lighter]

AFAIK, "Peace is our Profession" was the actual motto of the U.S. Strategic
Air Command for at least a few years before the appearance of _Dr.
Strangelove_.  And afterwards too. I know it was familiar to me, possibly
from Cronkite's CBS _Air Power_ series, when I first saw the movie.

I don't see the quote in YBQ.

Around 1970 I heard the antiwar addition "...Mass Murder is our Hobby."

JL

On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 7:30 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Former imaginary slogan of the US Air Force, according to the movie,
> "Dr. Strangelove":
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> PEACE IS OUR PROFESSION!
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> Current acrual slogan of the US Navy, according to the site, Navy.com:
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> AMERICA'S NAVY: A GLOBAL FORCE FOR GOOD!
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> What's next?
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> Department of War > Department of Defense  > Department of Good?
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