The Associated Press reports that Defense Secretary Chuck
Hagel stated recently that rising sea levels and other effects of climate
change will pose major challenges for America’s military, including more and
worse natural disasters and the threat that food and water shortages could fuel
disputes and instability around the world. Addressing a conference of military
leaders as the pentagon released a new report on the issue, Hagel said, “Our
military’s readiness could be tested, and our capabilities could be stressed.”
The new
report identifies four things that it says will affect the U.S. military:
rising global temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, more extreme
weather and rising sea levels.
Doesn’t
our navy go around the world to aid nations and areas that have been hit by
natural disasters and consequently food and water shortages? And rising sea levels? Is this really a big
problem for our navy? Don’t our
boats float?!!
Rising
temperatures will have to be dealt with? What about ISIS in the Middle East? Do
they only work in the shade? Is it really a big deal to our special forces if
it is 89 degrees instead of 82 degrees?
Changing
precipitation patterns? Really? “Damn
it, how can you expect the marines to do their job when we don’t even know if
it is going to rain tomorrow?!” What a disservice to those brave men who’ve
gone before.
This is
such a pathetic canard, it is almost beyond one’s ability to describe.
If
there were any challenges to our military because of global warming, they would
be glacially- paced in coming. Incremental, and back and forth. Not exactly a
“blitzkrieg.”
And I
thought we should be prepared to oppose Russia and China, ISIS and Hezbollah.
Russia’s
modernized nuclear arsenal is growing along with its belligerence. They have
already retaken Georgia and Crimea, and are fighting for other parts of the
Ukraine. Hello?
China
is modernizing and expanding its own military, and is itself much more
bellicose towards both its neighbors and the U.S. than it ever has been.
We are
in the process of essentially allowing Iran to obtain nuclear weapons. Might
that change the dynamic in the Middle East a bit?!
Terrorism
is surging around the world. Rarely does a month go by without the appearance
of a new terror group. It’s hard to keep track of all the names and acronyms as
it is. Hamas, Hezbollah, al Qaida, ISIS or ISIL, etc., etc.
Yet our defense establishment is worried about political incorrectness, workplace violence, diversity and now... climate change?
Yet our defense establishment is worried about political incorrectness, workplace violence, diversity and now... climate change?
Indefensible.
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