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Panetta Labels Climate Change a National Security Threat

Posted by timothy on from the he's-got-a-military-industrial-complex dept.

skipkent writes "Defense Secretary Leon Panetta declared global warming a national security threat [Wednesday] during a speech before an environmentalist group in Washington, D.C. 'The area of climate change has a dramatic impact on national security,' Panetta told the Environmental Defense Fund last night. 'Rising sea levels, severe droughts, the melting of the polar caps, the more frequent and devastating natural disasters all raise demand for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.'"

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  1. War On Climate by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... starts now.

    1. Re:War On Climate by Captain+Splendid · · Score: 4, Funny

      2. Green subsidies will be moved to the defense budget.

      Gawd, I hope so. So many heads asploding.

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    2. Re:War On Climate by colinrichardday · · Score: 4, Funny

      What do environmental groups need with fucking GUNS

      To show the Republicans that they support the Second Amendment!

  2. How convenient... by Shark · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now everybody can be accused of terrorism: We caught this man attempting a global warming attack by emitting CO2 into the atmosphere. In fact, we had to put him down as he would not stop even after being caught, threatening the security of our agents.

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    1. Re:How convenient... by dmbasso · · Score: 4, Funny

      They found a recording from a surveilance camera, where he performed an even worse attack: the release of a greenhouse gas in an elevator, to the horror of the victims.

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  3. Re:No one sees... by colinrichardday · · Score: 4, Funny

    Higher taxes + more bureaucracy = bigger government = more power. How do you not see how this helps them?

    It may help them.

    Good Republicans are for smaller, less powerful government.

    Unless you have a working vagina:

    http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/87be7156f5/republicans-get-in-my-vagina?playlist=featured_videos