MY SAY:PRESIDENT OBAMA’S LAUGHABLE SPEECH TO GRADUATES OF THE UNITED STATES COST GUARD ACADEMY- BEWARE OF CLIMATE CHANGE
President Obama delivered the keynote address at the United States Coast Guard Academy commencement Wednesday in New London, Connecticut. In his commencement speech, Obama warned graduates climate change is one of the largest threats they will have to face as they defend the United States and our nation’s interests abroad.
Unlike the other service academies, admission to the academy does not require a congressional nomination. Students are officers-in-training and many go to flight school. Tuition for cadets is fully funded by the Coast Guard in exchange for an obligation of five years active duty service upon graduation. The motto of the academy is: “Who lives here reveres honor, honors duty”
In his speech, Obama said denying climate change or refusing to deal with it is negligence and “dereliction of duty.”
PRESIDENT OBAMA: “Climate change is one of those most severe threats. This is not just a problem for countries on the coasts or for certain regions of the world. Climate change will impact every country on the planet. No nation is immune. So I am here today to say that climate change constitutes a serious threat to global security, an immediate risk to our national security. And make no mistake, it will impact how our military defends our country. So we need to act and we need to act now.
After all, isn’t that the true hallmark of leadership? When you’re on deck, standing your watch, you stay vigilant, you plan for every contingency. If you see storm clouds gathering or dangerous shoals ahead you don’t just sit back and do nothing. You take action to protect your ship, to keep your crew safe. Anything less is negligence. It is a dereliction of duty. So to with climate change. Denying it or refusing to deal with it endangers our national security. It undermines the readiness of our forces.”
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