Excuse me while I laugh myself into apoplexy.
So now, according to Obama, doctrinal jihad, based in the texts and teachings of Muhammad is not religious in nature, but instead driven exclusively by climate change.
Well then, this solves everything. Blame mankind for its own demise at the hands of practitioners of the "religion of peace" on its environmental record, and to hell with any kind of doctrinal/theological connection.
I feel better, don't you?
We are doomed.
From the Telegraph May 20 by Nick Allen
Obama says climate change threatens US national security
President Barack Obama has called climate change a "serious threat" to America's national security and linked extreme weather to the rise of Boko Haram and the outbreak of war in Syria.
Mr Obama said rising sea levels could undermine the effectiveness of USforces, jeopardise its military bases around the world and cost hundreds of billions of dollars. He accused those who deny climate change exists of a "dereliction of duty".
Speaking to graduates at the US Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut, he said: "I'm here today to say that climate change constitutes a serious threat to global security, an immediate threat to our national security.
"It will impact how our military defends our country. We need to act and we need to act now. Denying it or refusing to deal with it endangers our national security. It undermines the readiness of our forces."
He added: "I know there are some folks back in Washington who refuse to admit that climate change is real. Politicians who say they care about military readiness need to care about this as well.
"I understand climate change did not cause the conflicts we see around the world, yet what we also know is that severe drought helped to create the instability in Nigeria that was exploited by the terrorist group Boko Haram.
"It's now believed that drought and crop failures and high food prices helped fuel the early unrest in Syria, which descended into civil war in the heart of the Middle East."
Tackling climate change has become one of the main aims for Mr Obama before he leaves office and he intends it to be a major part of his legacy.
In March he pledged to reduce carbon emissions in the US by 28 per cent from 2005 levels over the next decade.
In the face of Republican opposition he is now attempting to frame the debate over climate change not just as an environmental issue, but one of national security and the future of the economy.
Mr Obama said: "In Miami and Charleston streets now flood at high tide. Along our coasts, thousands of miles of highways, roads, railways and energy facilities are vulnerable.
"It is estimated that a further increase in sea level of one foot - just one foot - by the end of this century could cost our nation $200 billion.
"Climate change, especially rising seas, is a threat to our homeland security, our economy, infrastructure, and the safety and health of the American people."
So now, according to Obama, doctrinal jihad, based in the texts and teachings of Muhammad is not religious in nature, but instead driven exclusively by climate change.
Well then, this solves everything. Blame mankind for its own demise at the hands of practitioners of the "religion of peace" on its environmental record, and to hell with any kind of doctrinal/theological connection.
I feel better, don't you?
We are doomed.
From the Telegraph May 20 by Nick Allen
Obama says climate change threatens US national security
So which is it, Obama? "I'm here today to say that climate change constitutes a serious threat to global security, an immediate threat to our national security" or do you mean "I understand climate change did not cause the conflicts we see around the world,..."
Mr Obama said rising sea levels could undermine the effectiveness of USforces, jeopardise its military bases around the world and cost hundreds of billions of dollars. He accused those who deny climate change exists of a "dereliction of duty".
Speaking to graduates at the US Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut, he said: "I'm here today to say that climate change constitutes a serious threat to global security, an immediate threat to our national security.
"It will impact how our military defends our country. We need to act and we need to act now. Denying it or refusing to deal with it endangers our national security. It undermines the readiness of our forces."
He added: "I know there are some folks back in Washington who refuse to admit that climate change is real. Politicians who say they care about military readiness need to care about this as well.
"I understand climate change did not cause the conflicts we see around the world, yet what we also know is that severe drought helped to create the instability in Nigeria that was exploited by the terrorist group Boko Haram.
"It's now believed that drought and crop failures and high food prices helped fuel the early unrest in Syria, which descended into civil war in the heart of the Middle East."
Tackling climate change has become one of the main aims for Mr Obama before he leaves office and he intends it to be a major part of his legacy.
In March he pledged to reduce carbon emissions in the US by 28 per cent from 2005 levels over the next decade.
In the face of Republican opposition he is now attempting to frame the debate over climate change not just as an environmental issue, but one of national security and the future of the economy.
Mr Obama said: "In Miami and Charleston streets now flood at high tide. Along our coasts, thousands of miles of highways, roads, railways and energy facilities are vulnerable.
"It is estimated that a further increase in sea level of one foot - just one foot - by the end of this century could cost our nation $200 billion.
"Climate change, especially rising seas, is a threat to our homeland security, our economy, infrastructure, and the safety and health of the American people."
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