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Yavin4

(35,427 posts) Wed Jul 31, 2019, 10:27 AM Jul 2019

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Why not simply re-purpose the Defense Dept to fight Climate Change

Keep the budgets the same, but instead of building useless tanks and other weapons, re-purpose our military to fight the effects of climate change. Dedicate bigger portions of the budget to research solutions to Climate Change. Re-train our personnel to respond to storms, forest fires, and other effects of Climate change.

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Why not simply re-purpose the Defense Dept to fight Climate Change (Original Post) Yavin4 Jul 2019 OP

They are the biggest users of petroleum SHRED Jul 2019 #1

Our military are also the world's largest force of rent-an-army... Raster Jul 2019 #3

A self perpetuating disaster SHRED Jul 2019 #4

it's like a junkie security guard hired to protect his source Raster Jul 2019 #5

Yup SHRED Jul 2019 #6

Sounds easy. comradebillyboy Jul 2019 #2

huh? Voltaire2 Jul 2019 #7

SHRED

(28,136 posts)

1. They are the biggest users of petroleum

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Wed Jul 31, 2019, 10:31 AM

Jul 2019

So there's that.

Raster

(20,998 posts)

3. Our military are also the world's largest force of rent-an-army...

Reply to SHRED (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 31, 2019, 10:36 AM

Jul 2019

...tasked with protecting the sources of all that petroleum that they use.

SHRED

(28,136 posts)

4. A self perpetuating disaster

Reply to Raster (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 31, 2019, 10:39 AM

Jul 2019

Raster

(20,998 posts)

5. it's like a junkie security guard hired to protect his source

Reply to SHRED (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 31, 2019, 10:40 AM

Jul 2019

SHRED

(28,136 posts)

6. Yup

Reply to Raster (Reply #5)

Wed Jul 31, 2019, 10:41 AM

Jul 2019

comradebillyboy

(10,134 posts)

2. Sounds easy.

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Wed Jul 31, 2019, 10:32 AM

Jul 2019

For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong. H. L. Mencken

Voltaire2

(12,977 posts)

7. huh?

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Wed Jul 31, 2019, 11:06 AM

Jul 2019

So instead of actually converting our energy infrastructure to a sustainable system, we should just run around putting out fires?

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