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http://blog.ucsusa.org/house-of-representatives-tells-pentagon-to-ignore-climate-change-science-545?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=fb&utm_campaign=fbThe Defense Department and military analysts have been quite vocal for several years about the threat that climate change poses to national security and world stability, as well as the ability of the department to carry out its mission. Just last month, Defense Secretary Hagel hosted a roundtable meeting with defense ministers from nations in Southeast Asia at which non-traditional security challenges, including climate change, were discussed.
Two days ago, Defense Department officials testified before the Senate on how the military is incorporating energy into strategic planning.
That the department would not be able to use the best available science in its planning is worse than a joke. Its a threat to our future stability and world leadership. The Senate should ensure that this amendment does not survive in the final legislation.
Viva_Daddy
(785 posts)Rex
(65,616 posts)Poor? Get a better life.
Just lost your house to banksters? Bootstraps.
Lost an arm and leg in Iraq? Spare me, get a job hippie!
Signed up for Obamacare? Moochers.
Bundy Ranch? Patriotic Americans.
Taxes to pay for stuff? Never!
War? Yes! $$$
Peace? Only hippies like peace!
Anything BUT white and fundamentalist? Go find somewhere else to live!
The GOP IS the root of ALL evil!
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)We will bring all your people here and give them land, etc and we will send all the climate change deniers there in exchange.
JohnnyRingo
(18,641 posts)...and yell "lalalala" when scientists speak of climate change is beyond partisan politics. That's just crazy. These corporate zealots apparently know no logical bounds when it comes to pandering.
Thanx for posting.
smallcat88
(426 posts)about climate change? Even if they do really believe it (behind closed doors) they know the worst of the effects will not be felt until long after they're gone. And they're rich, they'll be leaving all that money to their kids and grandkids. I'm sure they're also teaching them the finer points of how to screw anybody and everybody to make a buck. As long as they and their own are taken care of - why should they give a shit about the rest of the world? They are evil incarnate.
Javaman
(62,534 posts)the house repukes have demanded that the navy revert back to coal as their sole source of fuel for our new fleet of juggernauts.
Jim__
(14,083 posts)AgingAmerican
(12,958 posts)...they are scared to try
Cha
(297,655 posts)Johonny
(20,888 posts)Part of their job is threat theater analysis and frankly climate change complications are one of the leading parts of the analysis. Anyone that doesn't think the sudden change in the availability of resources in the world won't generate new threats is crazy, stupid or hopelessly naive.
AgingAmerican
(12,958 posts)nt
kardonb
(777 posts)NEVER confuse repugs with scientific facts , or any facts , for that matter .Those are incomprehensible to them , and only confuse and befuddle what little brains they have left .