
Senator Lindsey Graham speaking climate change and national security [Image: The Center for Climate and Security, May 16, 2017]
Senator Graham was speaking directly to retired flag and general officers on The Center for Climate and Security’s Advisory Board who were present at the event, including Vice Admiral Dennis “Denny” McGinn, USN (Ret) and General Ron Keys, USAF (Ret).

Left-to-right: Gen Ron Keys, USAF (Ret), Rev Mitch Hescox, Greta Van Susteren [Image: The Center for Climate and Security, May 16, 2017]
“We ain’t gonna make it [addressing climate change] fun. But what we can do is make it less painful.”
The event emphasized a simple point: There is no credible reason for climate change, and its impacts on security (both as that relates to the military and civilian population in the United States) to be a partisan issue. There is nothing ideological about the nature of the threat, and there are a range of practical solutions to addressing it that all parties can get behind, if the will is there.