Join Wes Clark in a virtual march on Washington to stop global warming

[paineinthearse]

As we continue to think about national security, we should consider that global warming is a growing issue within the national security framework.

National security today demands that we pay attention to a myriad of policy areas that were previously left to others, such as economics, health care systems, schools, and yes, even global warming.

I've joined Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Senator John McCain in a bi-partisan effort to bring Americans together to do everything we can to better understand the consequences of global warming.

Join me in a virtual march on Washington to stop global warming today!

http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/campaigns/sgw/register/general_clark/?1=2

Global warming and environmental policy are indeed important issues when considering national security policy.

Here's why: Evidence shows that global warming brings with it harsher weather conditions that could lead to drought and food shortages. This could mean that nations may be forced to compete more fiercely for scarcer resources. This pressure could become a destabilizing force that may lead to civil unrest and international conflict.

So, stopping global warming is not just about saving the environment for the hunters, fishermen, hikers and the other outdoor enthusiasts of today and tomorrow. It's about securing America for our children and our children's children, as well.

Shoulder-to-shoulder, let's march together to save what God loaned us, so our children and their children will live in a world we would recognize a hundred years from now.

Join the march to stop global warming now!

http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/campaigns/sgw/register/general_clark/?1=2

No excuses. No apologies. Take the first step today.

Sincerely,

Wes Clark

[mcscajun]

1. Done!

I've been following the myriad news reports and magazine articles from around the world indicating that the problems are begin to merge and snowball. Soon, the problem will become irreversible and we'll begin to see ecological catastrophes (like last year's tsunami) on a regular and increasing 'schedule'.

[LittleClarkie]

2. Cool, but...

why does it have to include McCain. I just can't abide that man anymore.

[FrenchieCat]

3. You can sign up under the General's list.....

and not McCain.

It's probably a good thing to get some Repugs involved. Shit, they have to breathe too......unfortunately!

[Maru Kitteh]

4. McCain has actually been on this issue for quite some time

So if it brings in more people it's a good thing in my book.

It's pretty sad to know the river I grew up with (Platte) is never really coming back in my lifetime. It doesn't snow in the winter here anymore and our springs are too short and too dry. :(

[H2O Man]

5. Great news!!!

I had just added a link to the RFK Jr thread. I think that Clark joining with this effort is great news. (For more information on RFK Jr's plans to file in federal court to stop the Bush administration's plans to destroy environmental laws being enforced, see that thread on GD)

[UdoKier]

6. Wow! A Non-March to get no attention!

If we'd had the internet, we could've all just sat on our asses, and I'm sure the VIetnam war would've ended just as quickly! :sarcasm:

I'm sorry to come across so negative about something so obviously well-intentioned, but this just seems so weak and half-assed, and just one more thing for the corporate media to razz the left about.


If you wanna get noticed, you gotta pack the Mall in DC, set a few trash bins on fire and breathe a little tear gas.


And even then it's an iffy proposition.

Maybe a guerilla campaign to override the corporate media's brain-destroying dumb rays would be a better start...