Forget about the fat brass; the boomer liberal behind Ben & Jerry’s wants to get down to brass tacks, albeit with a chainsaw. After all, our generals don’t actually fight in wars anymore, and a lot of U.S. military members never actually see combat. Cohen launched on Tuesday the Department of Pentagon Excess (D.O.P.E), a not-so-subtle nod to the Department of Government Efficiency. @BenCohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, launched the Department of Pentagon Excess, or D.O.P.E. There you can find some of the more nakedly absurd examples of Pentagon waste.