Why The Military Is Worried About Climate Change »

Posted By Tumultuous 5 months ago in Political News

Months ago, when veterans got into the fight over Clean Energy, we did so because of the firm link between Middle East oil profits and terrorism. Late last month Richard Holbrooke even stated that the Taliban is being funded by Persian Oil. In short, we're unintentionally funding both sides of the wars we're in.

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    calitennflo5 months ago

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    A good example of what the NSC does.
    "global climate change will have wide-ranging implications for US national security interests over the next 20 years."
    Appears they do not do much...as are we prepared?

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      Tumultuous5 months ago

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      "In 2008, a National Intelligence Assessment observed that global climate change will have wide-ranging implications for US national security interests over the next 20 years."

      "Military leaders are now identifying climate change and energy security as a growing threat to our national security."

      The advent of changes in global climate signals that we are now living beyond the Earth's capacity to absorb a major waste product.

      It is difficult to comprehend that half the U.S. population is living in a state of denial about global warming. Even our military has been able to to connect the dots.

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      tadair9195 months ago

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      Why? Because Bin Laden isn't a big enough boogeyman?

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