Posted on 03/15/2017 8:27:50 PM PDT by pissant
Secretary of Defense James Mattis has asserted that climate change is real, and a threat to American interests abroad and the Pentagons assets everywhere, a position that appears at odds with the views of the president who appointed him and many in the administration in which he serves.
In unpublished written testimony provided to the Senate Armed Services Committee after his confirmation hearing in January, Mattis said it was incumbent on the U.S. military to consider how changes like open-water routes in the thawing Arctic and drought in global trouble spots can pose challenges for troops and defense planners. He also stressed this is a real-time issue, not some distant what-if.
Climate change is impacting stability in areas of the world where our troops are operating today, Mattis said in written answers to questions posed after the public hearing by Democratic members of the committee. It is appropriate for the Combatant Commands to incorporate drivers of instability that impact the security environment in their areas into their planning.
(Excerpt) Read more at propublica.org ...
He definitely is.
Trump let go of General Flynn who actually gets it to go to McMaster. And now with these concerning things coming out about Mattis it’s not good. No wonder Democrats were for him!
Yes, the Ann Paterson issue is the most alarming about this guy.
Flynn was actually good.
No wonder McInsane and his comrades loved this appointment. Mad Dog is indeed “mad”. Sack him.
I wonder at what point PDJT is going to realize the gov’t is too far gone to remedy using heretofore constitutional methods. When the revolutionaries openly commit sedition and other felonies, the country has reached “that point in time”.
Mattis wasnt referring to AGW
Thats my conclusion as well. To insist that climates are not changing or in a state of flux...well, thats just silly.
So we know which departments budget is funding the massive spraying of our skies to stop “ global warming”
Global Warming on Free Republic here, here and here
Does he endorse or give credit to the redistribution of wealth that is climate change, global warming? Civilizations have fought over water as long as they have existed.. And long before the Industrial Age. What a maroon! Well of Jacob. In fact, prior to industrialization, they probably fought harder, because no water meant certain death.
DANG!
yep
always has; always will
the military has to prepare for all contingencies
Bingo! You just nailed it.
Matthis was just being diplomatic, trying to humor the nut-case liberals on his confirmation committee.
The military always, always takes changes in weather very seriously -- think of the Normandy storms on D-Day in 1944, think of those deadly tides at Tarawa in 1943.
For a military man to say he's concerned about the weather, or "climate" changes is just common sense.
Doesn't mean he's now a congregant in the Leftist Church of What's Happenin' Now.
So forget it, we have a great Secretary of Defense, be certain of that.
Thanks for that.
My meme contribution: “Climate science” is what you get when you give computers to witch doctors.
So far Mattis has been a great disappointment. He is having great difficulty filling positions and now he bringing his religious baggage.
Alright...hope you’re right.
Thought he was a Marine; Don’t Marines Adapt?
I thought the weather and the climate were just another thing to be used to break the enemy.
No, not millions about 11,000 years ago.
Looks like you don’t either.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.