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Politics : President Barack Obama -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (78395)	6/16/2010 11:03:59 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 149317

Why didn't Bush think of that and use he military to fight the full fury of Katrina. Show me a general who does not think that the military is the answer to everything. At this point, the win-win solution is to capture as much of the oil we can right at the source. With Honoré and Gergen leading the charge CNN has been pushing the military meme for a while. Unfortunately, the military says they are not up to the job and to leave the mess in BP's hands. We have a slew of Monday morning quarterbacks who would be president if only they had the time.

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (78395)	6/16/2010 11:06:23 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 149317

As president I would have put General Honore in charge of the operation during week one...and BP should have much more oversight at the well site - like the former president of Shell Oil (Hoffmeister) could be Obama's special advisor for leveraging the best cleanup assets and strategies from around the world...Also we should have had Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute involved from the first week (to get the best input on what's really happening on the ocean floor and get expert advice on whether using large quantities of any dispersant would be appropriate and safe for the entire water column)...General Honore could set up a world class command and control structure that would be much more responsive and efficient than what we see from the current joint BP / U.S. Coast Guard operation...Every Gulf state still has major complaints about getting the assets and manpower they need to address the growing threat from this historic oil spill...BP should have NO input on the cleanup and shoreline operations...Just send ALL the bills to BP...and all the branches of the military and all the private contractors and volunteers would work for Honore's operation, not for BP...operating principles would be speed, efficiency, transparency, and safety...What's going on in the Gulf is so much more important than any war games over in Iraq or Afghanistan -- let's use our troops and military assets where they really can have a positive impact.