Kudos to President Obama

[branders seine]

for securing the $20 Billion escrow deal from BP.

This is a positive first step and frankly far more substantive than I expected.

Here's hoping that all goes as it is supposed to, and the people on the Gulf Coast get the immediate help they need.

:thumbsup:

[maxsolomon]

1. the "1st step" was requiring a 2nd relief well be drilled simultaneously

this is ANOTHER positive step.

[MineralMan]

2. Step by step. That's how problems as large as this are

dealt with. Sounds like President Obama is taking those steps. Plus a lot of steps already taken.

The Dutch skimmers have arrived, too. Sorry, Sarah.

If we paid close attention, we'd see these steps. Along with the things that still need to be done.

[Beetwasher]

3. I Think A Lot Of People Are Really Naive About The Logistics Involved In Coordinating A Response

This massive for something so unprecedented.

[MineralMan]

4. No doubt about that. And it's not surprising. Few of us are in

charge of anything like the size of this. I'm certainly not. I've seen operations of this size take shape and get implemented, but I've not been involved in any of the planning.

What I do know is that it takes a lot of time to get a huge operation underway. Not even the military can react instantly.

[Beetwasher]

6. How Long Did It Take To Organize And Coordinate "Operation Iraqi Freedom"?

Just think, that took months, and that was dealing with the military which was already trained for the mission.

This is a response to an unprecedented catastrophe that NO ONE was prepared for. People just don't get that, they want instant gratification. Or a dictator.

[MineralMan]

8. Good example.

[KonaKane]

5. They expected Obama to don a superman cape and zap the hole closed

with his xray vision. It was really a breathtakingly stupid spectacle to behold.

I'm happy that he's taking the right steps to deal with this. But, realize, for some, nothing will be enough and what is done will be "wrong". Tis the world we live in.

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[WCGreen]

7. I really agree with you on this...

[branders seine]

10. whatever the "steps"

this one was good.

[blondeatlast]

11. I just heard about this--excellent. K/r nt

[Catherina]

12. A very good step provided nothing was given away in exchange

I support this but I'd prefer to see BP expropriated and the oil industry nationalized.

[branders seine]

13. I'd prefer he launched a national green campaign

with real substance.

A complete shift away from the fossil fuel economy.

The new, world-leading green economy he spoke of so often in the campaign, but which has been utterly absent so far in terms of real action.


But the $20 Billion is a good thing, if, as you say, not too much was given away.