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Ironman says

I know what you're saying. Reading Dan's unbelievable, delusional posts can make someone feel that way.

Something like this design would be easier:

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Thanks. If I do it, please tell the world it was Dan's fault.

Strategist says

Thanks. If I do it, please tell the world it was Dan's fault.

Just doing my part to make the world a better place.

Thanks a lot guys. I threaten to shoot myself, and all I get is ideas and encouragement to make sure it works.
I changed my mind. Have a nice day.

Strategist says

Thanks a lot guys. I threaten to shoot myself, and all I get is ideas and encouragement to make sure it works.

Try dating.

Dan8267 says

Every time a climate change denier spouts bullshit, he's contributing to terrorism by promoting the idea that ideology takes precedence over scientific facts.

So it's you that Obama has been talking to? I was wondering how he arrived at the ridiculous statement that global warming is the most pressing security concern to the world.

Quigley says

So it's you that Obama has been talking to? I was wondering how he arrived at the ridiculous statement that global warming is the most pressing security concern to the world.

Actually, it was the Department of Defense.

Conclusion

The Department of Defense sees climate change as a present security threat, not strictly a
long-term risk. We are already observing the impacts of climate change in shocks and stressors
to vulnerable nations and communities, including in the United States, and in the Arctic, Middle
East, Africa, Asia, and South America. Case studies have demonstrated measurable impacts on
areas vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and in specific cases significant interaction
between conflict dynamics and sensitivity to climate changes. Although climate-related stress
will disproportionately affect fragile and conflict-affected states, even resilient, well-developed
countries are subject to the effects of climate change in significant and consequential ways.

For these reasons, Combatant Commands are integrating climate-related impacts into
their planning cycles. Depending on the region, risks to Combatant Commands vary, but all
GCCs share a common assessment of its significance. The ability of the United States and other
countries to cope with the risks and implications of climate change requires monitoring, analysis,
and integration of those risks into existing overall risk management measures, as appropriate for
each Combatant Command.

Although DoD and the Combatant Commands cannot prepare for every risk and
situation, the Department is beginning to include the implications of a changing climate in its
frameworks for managing operational and strategic risks prudently. Moreover, the Department is
working with other U.S. Government departments and agencies, partner nations, and many other
entities on addressing climate security risks and implications.

The DOD considers climate change to be a very real and present national security risk with military implications. So is the Department of Defense a bunch of idiots or are you going to concede that climate change is real and happening right now? If the former, then slash the defense budget by 90% since it's a waste to fund idiots.

So, should the president of the United States listen to the Department of Defense or ignore its recommendations?