Americans want to bomb oil leak

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/science_and_environment/10318188.stm

Bomb some sense into it.

That is one hell of a mess the americans have got in to with the oil pipe,
I feel sorry for the wild life that are being killed and their habitats damaged byond repair,
but i do not think bombing it will help at all,
infact I think it will only make the matter evern worse than it already is.
but then again I dont realy know what to do with this,
I'm glad I'm not Obama who hase to make all of the hard decisions.
But I do hope it gets sorted soon and never happens again,
The guy who started this Forum is probably American and I know I am just English and this is probably none of my buisness but I hope it gets sorted soon.
--hugs--

Yes, we Americans should have never let BRITISH PETROLEUM drill.   What the hell are you talking about, lifetimefanofQueen?

This isn't just going to affect America.  This will be the greatest disaster of all time (to date).   Thousands of people will be unemployed for a long time.  Some experts think this will seriously affect the seafood industry as well.  They'll probably be some additions to the Endangered Species list.

And the idea of the Nuke did NOT come from America.  It came from Russia.

A few overweight Americans might do the trick.

It's certainly true that BRITISH PETROLEUM [sic] is mostly taking it on the chin all by itself, but the situation in truth is much muddier than that.  Key parts of the operation were subcontracted to American based outfits and Americans are heavily invested in the company, which was operating in the Gulf largely to supply the US market. Also, much of the response logistics have been American managed.  Much better to manage this as a shared problem, even a global one.  All involved corporations and the people in them have both business and human interest in seeing this solved.  Finger pointing wastes time and offloading all the responsibility on to BP squanders the potential power of the American motivation to impact the solution for a problem that is most directly affecting them.   America is good at many things, and one of them is innovation. Hanging back barking at BP is useless, and having Obama out playing badass isn't going to help anything either.  His speech last night was rather absurd, with all the jingoistic  military type speak when talking about this terrible situation.  As someone pointed out, all that was missing was "Either you're with this oil spill, or you're against it".

sorry microwave, I'm only 13 and dont hear this that much on our news because I dont watch it much or don't pay attention.
Anyway, DONT TRY TO LAY THE BLAME ON MY COUNTRY, QUEEN WERE FROM ENGLAND, REMEMBER,
not being nasty or anything. just backing my country.

Micrówave wrote: Yes, we Americans should have never let BRITISH PETROLEUM drill.   What the hell are you talking about, lifetimefanofQueen?

This isn't just going to affect America.  This will be the greatest disaster of all time (to date).   Thousands of people will be unemployed for a long time.  Some experts think this will seriously affect the seafood industry as well.  They'll probably be some additions to the Endangered Species list.

And the idea of the Nuke did NOT come from America.  It came from Russia.
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They are not British Petroleum, they are BP. They changed their name to reflect their multinational status: apparently half their directors are American. However, it's easier for Americans to see them as foreign because all the blame can then be laid on pesky foreigners with their funny ways. Now if only it were good old boys from Texas or Alabama etc on that oil rig, then it would never have happened...hang on a minute, it WAS an America oil rig with an American crew. And the main reason they were drilling in such difficult circumstances is that Americans are so greedy for cheap gas.

So lay off the 'goddamn Brits' or maybe we'll send over some Spitfires to strafe some of your u-boat bases and k-marts.

Double post...

It does make me laugh a little that BP so cheerlfully brands this shot: http://www.bp.com/liveassets/bp_internet/globalbp/globalbp_uk_english/homepage/STAGING/local_assets/bp_homepage/html/rov_stream.html That's kind of funny, right?  If you forget about all the bad stuff for a minute?

Actually, it is still technically a British company.  Headquarters are still in jolly ol' Britain.  The CEO is British.  Just because they have expanded and employ people all over the world, doesn't mean their no longer British.  That's like saying Nike is a Chinese corporation because that's where they make all their shoes.

The oil rig was registered from the Marshall Islands, where we blew up 67 atomic bombs. and wiped the island of Elugelab in the Enewetak atoll off the face of the earth.  Perhaps they're paying us back?

But the bottom line here is no ONE country is to blame.  The US (I think) is just as responsible for this happening.  Regulations are a joke and nothing is being done about it.  If you heard Obama's speech last night, he had nothing.  Said the same things the last 8 presidents said about our dependence on foreign oil.  Didn't specify any kind of plan, but he did say we should pray for guidance. 

Hate to say it, but the Saudis (and other Arab Nations) don't seem to have this trouble with oil.  I've never heard about oil spills in the Red Sea.  Give me $4/gallon of gas instead of the world's largest oil spill.  Sure, it would put a strain on my life, but nothing compared to the tens of thousands of people who will lose their jobs because of this.

The thread title is wrong, isn't it?  But Holly probably didn't even read the article.  Ha.  Now that is very lazy.  Or he read it and wanted to be dishonest.  I vote him off this island.   Holly, please bring us your torch.

So, here we are in the worst environmental crisis ever, caused by the decisions of people who had better things to do than make safety and the environment their top priority.  Oil rig workers have been killed in the worst way to die, probably, and birds and turtles are being suffocated by oil, something that they have no idea how to cope with, except for trying to escape into the marsh where they feel safe - so that they can die a painful death.  And the head of BP is ordering the making of commercials and using a film crew to communicate that BP is a good company and we should all have faith in them.  President Obama is just playing politics while dealing with this problem (talking tough, as if that will help the situation, which of course it will not).  I'm not saying that both men are not trying to solve the problem, but when you see the whole picture, you also realize that both will have to share the blame.  When you are at the top, you are responsible.  That's how it works.

Donna13 wrote: The thread title is wrong, isn't it?  But Holly probably didn't even read the article.  Ha.  Now that is very lazy.  Or he read it and wanted to be dishonest.  I vote him off this island.   Holly, please bring us your torch.

Franz Gayl, a former US military scientist etc wants to use a fuel-air bomb to stop the oil leak. What did I get wrong? I'll concede maybe 'an American' instead of 'Americans' might've been more accurate, but not as funny. And since it wasn't very funny to start off with, thanks for sucking all the life out of this :p

You're welcome.

We should be thanking all the thousands of volunteers who have spent endless hours and time to help clean up the shores and save the animals and sea life during this terrible never ending disaster.