Last night’s debate was a doozy for Democrats.
Socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders was asked directly if — after the Paris attacks — he still thought climate change was our world’s biggest threat. CBS moderator John Dickerson asked:
Senator Sanders, you said you wanna rid the planet of ISIS. In the previous date you said the greatest threat to national security was climate change. Do you still believe that?
Sanders responded:
Absolutely. In fact, climate change is directly related to the growth of terrorism. And if we do not get our act together and listen to what the scientists say you’re gonna see countries all over the world– this is what the C.I.A. says, they’re gonna be struggling over limited amounts of water, limited amounts of land to grow their crops. And you’re gonna see all kinds of international conflict.
Many are accusing Sanders of blaming the Paris attacks on Global Warming — and Sanders has yet to refute that claim.
One has to wonder: Will this help or hurt Sanders in the Democrat primary? And, if it helps him, what does that say about the Democrat Party?
Full video of the exchange here:
