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This is not a battle for our military to be fighting.




Obama Admin to Announce Massive Military Operation... But Not Against ISIS
Many would argue that as of late, the largest threat our nation faces is the rise of the Islamic State terrorist group, so it would be reasonable...
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Obama Admin to Announce Massive Military Operation… But Not Against ISIS

in News, Politics, World News / by Sean Brown / on October 13, 2014 at 3:08 pm /

Many would argue that as of late, the largest threat our nation faces is the rise of the Islamic State terrorist group, so it would be reasonable to think that the Pentagon would keep its focus on eliminating that threat. Unfortunately, we don’t exactly have reasonable people running our country, and the announcement that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is set to make proves exactly that.
Hagel’s speech is supposed to be detailing the impact of climate change – yes, climate change – on the U.S. military and the Pentagon’s “comprehensive” plan to fight it, according to The Hill. His address will be to the meeting of defense ministers from across the Americas in Peru, and coincides with the release of a report outlining the Pentagon’s blueprint for slaying the mythical beast.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel

This isn’t an entirely new scheme from the Pentagon, as for some time officials have said that climate change is one of the single greatest threats to America. (facepalm)
“The effects of the changing climate affect the full range of Department activities, including plans, operations, training, infrastructure, acquisition, and longer-term investments,” Daniel Chiu, deputy assistant secretary of Defense for strategy and force development previously stated, according to The Hill.
Monday’s report indicates a shift in the Pentagon’s policies in combating the widely debunked myth of climate change and will likely further weaken our already struggling military.
“If you take just the one element of climate change, potential threats as sea levels rise, the coasts of countries, islands present obvious security challenges for stability, security, national defense institutions,” Hagel said during a stop in Santiago, Chile over the weekend, according to the Associated Press.

“When there is any natural disaster event that occurs, there always is some element of a security risk; law and order, individuals attempting to take advantage of those catastrophes, adjusting to shifts in security requirements,” the Defense Secretary added.
One specific aspect of climate change that Hagel mentioned was the polar ice caps, which have been increasing in size over the last decade, as posing a geopolitical threat to America as countries race to claim resources.
“We see an Arctic that is melting, meaning that most likely a new sea lane will emerge,” he said. “We know that there are significant minerals and natural deposits of oil and natural gas there. That means that nations will compete for those natural resources. That’s never been an issue before. You couldn’t get up there and get anything out of there. We have to manage through what those conditions and new realities are going to bring in the way of potential threats.”



I fail to realize why the Defense Department is relying on unsettled science to draft its policies. While it is always a good idea to be prepared, listening to the Obama administration speak about climate change would have us believe that come tomorrow the world is going to be on the brink of disaster. And to hear that the Pentagon, of all places, is going to tackle it “head on” makes me realize why our nation, as well as the rest of the world, seems to be crumbling beneath us.
Perhaps instead of worrying about hypothetical situations that are based upon faulty science and doctored computer models, our military would be better served by looking at actual threats to our nation and figuring out ways to stop them. You know, like the growing army of jihadists taking over the Middle East?
What a concept.

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Pentagon calls climate change a matter of ‘national security’

Published October 13, 2014 FoxNews.com

Oct. 10, 2014: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks at a new conference at the Tolemaida military base in Melgar, Colombia. (AP)


Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday described climate change as a national security threat -- at a time when the U.S. military is battling the Islamic State in the Mideast, responding to the Ebola crisis in West Africa, and monitoring tensions between Ukraine and Russia.

The Defense secretary addressed the issue during a speech in Peru, as the Pentagon released a comprehensive report on the "national security" challenges posed by rising global temperatures and "extreme weather events."

Hagel described climate change as a "threat multiplier," saying it "has the potential to exacerbate many of the challenges we already confront today -- from infectious disease to armed insurgencies -- and to produce new challenges in the future."

The Pentagon's new report maps out four areas of climate change deemed the most threatening to the U.S. military -- rising global temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, more extreme weather and rising sea levels.

And it warns about the impact they could have on food and water supplies, the environment and American security itself.

"Our militaries' readiness could be tested, and our capabilities could be stressed," Hagel said, addressing a conference of military leaders.

Still, while the Pentagon and high-ranking officials have previously warned of the dangers of changing weather patterns and its side effects, the robust focus on the issue is raising questions at a time when the U.S. military is engaged in fighting the advancing Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

Citing the Islamic State's recent gains, Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., said in a statement: "It is disappointing, but not surprising, that the president and his administration would focus on climate change when there are other, legitimate, threats in the world."

Inhofe is among the Republican lawmakers in Congress who downplay the impact of climate change, and argue the government is imposing too many changes and regulations to protect against it.

Hagel, and the Pentagon report, argued that changing weather patterns could spur more natural disasters, demanding more military support. More broadly, the report warns that as temperatures rise and severe weather increases, food, water and electricity shortages could create instability in many countries, spreading disease, causing mass migration and opening the door for extremists to take advantage of fractures in already-unstable countries.

Hagel delivered his report while on a six-day, three-country trip to South America, whose coastlines are often hit with violent earthquakes and other disasters.

"We have already seen these events unfold in other regions of the world, and there are worrying signs that climate change will create serious risks to stability in our own hemisphere," he said.

The Pentagon has been working for years to reduce the military's heavy footprint on the earth by using alternative fuels and conducting maintenance aimed at managing water use and encroachment on natural resources. The latest report, however, says the Pentagon has to better define how climate change could affect military operations, training, testing and readiness.

Hagel warned that receding ice in the Arctic may lead to a scramble for minerals and natural gas and oil reserves, a mad-dash that could potentially result in security issues for everyone.

Last November, at a security conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Hagel warned that the U.S. would assert its sovereignty in the Arctic, even as Russia, China and other countries stake their own claims in the largely untapped region. Increased use of the Arctic will require the U.S. to fill wide gaps in satellite and communications coverage, add deep-water ports and buy more ships that can withstand frigid waters or break through ice.

In addition to those costs, the U.S. will have to address other changes in military installations around the globe. Officials do not yet have cost estimates.

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