Are Obama and BP Hiding Something?
By Rod Pennington
We hate to move into the “conspiracy theory nut” category but are British Petroleum and the Obama Administration trying to hid something? How else could you explain the incredibly slow pace at which they are seeking and accepting outside help? Are they afraid outside eyes will see something they really don’t want seen?
Why, after 75 days of oil gushing, haven’t they asked for more help? For over 2 months 12 countries have had offers of assistance on the table but no one has called. These are countries and companies with better equipment than that which is currently being deployed in the Gulf. On the first of July, a “super skimmer”, a massive ship modified in Taiwan has arrived in the Gulf and is being evaluated. Why hasn’t already tested and proven equipment arrived?
The State Department has issued a list of potential “Help” sources. Apparently the bureaucratic holdup is money. The owners want to lease the equipment and State needs more time to consider it Here is list of the items, “Under Consideration” with the date they were offered.
Belgium- skimmers (6-15), under consideration
Canada- skimmers (6-23), under consideration
El Salvador- skimmers (6-23), under consideration
European Maritime Safety Agency- skimmers (5-13), under consideration
Japan- skimmers (6-22), under consideration
Mexico- skimmers (5-3), two have arrived and are operating
Netherlands- skimmers (4-30), three purchased
Norway- skimmers (4-30), eight accepted in early May
Portugal- skimmers (6-21), under consideration
Korea- skimmers (5-2), under consideration
Sweden- skimmers (4-30), offer increased on 6-15, under consideration
Turkey- skimmers (6-23), under consideration
Qatar- skimmers (6-22), under consideration
UAE- skimmers (5-10), under consideration
So while BP and the Obama Administration counts pennies and spits hairs the Gulf region is turning into an ecological disaster. Sadly, if they would just get off of their bureaucratic butts and actually make a few decisions and spend a couple of dollars, this could become a manageable problem.
Which brings us back to the question of why all of the feet dragging?
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