I was waiting for someone to link the war to ‘climate change’, and was surprised that no one, other than a few randos on Twitter, was doing. No big articles, no “climate change has made war more likely” or something. Even from some of the outlying media outlets. So, this was actually a surprise from Fox News, attacking climate doom a different way
A top Biden administration official was pressed Monday on the president’s recent public claim that global warming is the sole existential threat to humanity, as the Palestinian group Hamas orchestrated militant attacks and kidnappings in Israel.
On “The Story,” anchor Martha MacCallum cited continued American financial support for Ukraine following its invasion by Russia, and longtime aid for Israel before queuing up a clip of President Biden speaking during his visit to Hanoi, Vietnam last month for John Kirby, the National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications.
“The only existential threat humanity faces – even more frightening than a nuclear war – is global warming; going above 1.5 degrees in the next 10 years,” Biden said.
MacCallum asked Kirby if Biden stands by his comments:
“Absolutely he does,” he replied. “Climate change is an existential threat. It actually threatens and is capable of wiping out all human life on earth over time.”
Good on MacCallum to ask tough questions, even if it was a gotcha
Kirby added that addressing that threat doesn’t mean the U.S. cannot fulfill its other national security obligations.
“The president believes wholeheartedly that climate change is an existential threat to all of human life on the planet. That’s just science… But it doesn’t mean that we turn our back on the other challenges facing this country and our allies and partners around the world,” he said.
Yeah, well, when our foreign policy seems to be based on ‘climate change’ doom (and appeasing Iran), and they’re trying to force the U.S. military to comply with all the climate cult beliefs (and Woke crap), we can’t actually deal with the national security obligations.
Martha should have asked why, if Biden believes this, he continuously takes massive fossil fueled trips.
Admiral Kirby was correct, as was President Brandon. Global warming is an existential threat.
This does not mean that the Israel-Hamas war can be ignored. The problem with Iran is that the theocratic “leadership”, and Hamas and Hezbollah, are supported by over 40 BILLION oil dollars. The world is addicted to mid east oil.
And still Rimjob making with the excuses.
Israel demands that Elon Musk censor the X accounts of Hamas.
Dear Elwood:
Muslims have long said that they will use our freedoms to destroy us.
We are at war. Accept that. Quit aiding the enemy.
What clowns-“the only existential threat humanity faces-even more frightening than a nuclear war, is gw going above 1.5 degrees.”
Of course the 1.5 is pulled out of thin air and there’s absolutely no proof that’s it’s “a threat to all human life on the planet”.
Why yes, 1.6 degrees is more frightening than a nuclear war, said no one with a brain…..