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No. Obama shouldn't even be in charge of the country. Talk about incompetence.
I agree, we haven't had a great president since Clinton. But that has no bearing on the question. Lets assume for a second we had a great president, Who or what do you think should be in charge of the response.
HE SHOULD BE!!! surely they can send him down in a midget sub to oversee the spill personally
This is a little off the subject, but I figured I'd get more of a response if I post it here. I need some help.
Have a friend who needs help can anyone come up with a way to help him.
Does anyone know how to cancel a bid on eBay? I put in a bid for a "Mickey Mouse Outfit" ...
and now it seems I'm only six minutes away from owning Obama and his entire Cabinet.
In your opinion, do you think that Obama should be directly in charge of the oil spill response or should some other organization have that role?
The reason I ask is I keep seeing people saying that Obama is not doing enough, but I don't believe he should be directly in charge. I am curious about other people's views on the matter.
I very much agree with you on that. It's utterly ridiculous to pretend that a sittting POTUS should be micromanaging in areas clearly outside his experience and expertise. Anyone running their pieholes about wanting him to "plug the leak," is quite clearly nothing more than partisan hack who's ONLY real interest is in trying to make Obama look bad. Why these types actually think that rational people don't see through their idiotic propaganda, is beyond me.
I very much agree with you on that. It's utterly ridiculous to pretend that a sittting POTUS should be micromanaging in areas clearly outside his experience and expertise. Anyone running their pieholes about wanting him to "plug the leak," is quite clearly nothing more than partisan hack who's ONLY real interest is in trying to make Obama look bad. Why these types actually think that rational people don't see through their idiotic propaganda, is beyond me.
So when do you think Obama should waive the jones act and allow the dutch skimmers in?
I think he should, give lets keep things in perspective here. Given the enormity of the problem, three boats are not going to do much.
Sorry, I thought it was three boats. Ok 4 sets of equipment. However, given it was three days after the disaster and the initial estimations of the size of the leak, I can see why that mistake was made. Overall, I agree with the article that this shows a profound lack of coordination, but now that I have seen 9/11 and Katrina, that is par for the course these days on disasters of this magnitude. Its an unfortunate mistake, but an understandable one I think.
It's more than 4 boats as well. We have been offered help from many different countries. However, the jones act is still in place. There is no reason for this, to me its almost criminal.
.S. ships are being outfitted this week with four pairs of the skimming booms airlifted from the Netherlands and should be deployed within days. Each pair can process 5 million gallons of water a day, removing 20,000 tons of oil and sludge.
Currently, 15 foreign-flagged vessels are involved in the largest response to an oil spill in U.S. history. No Jones Act waivers have been granted because none of these vessels have required such a waiver to conduct their operations in the Gulf of Mexico.
From the article, it says there are four fittings for four boats.
According to Foreign Policy, thirteen entities that had offered the U.S. oil spill assistance within about two weeks of the Horizon rig explosion. They were the governments of Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Republic of Korea, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United Nations.
Read more: Here's The Real Reason America Refused International Help On The Oil Spill
What I am getting at is that there are more people than the dutch willing to help.
that's 13 entities. :shock:
On the other hand, waivers of the Jones may be granted by the Administration in cases of national emergencies or in cases of strategic interest. It would appear the U.S. government's initial refusal to foreign help most likely stemmed from a mis-calculation of the scale and deepwater technological barriers for this unprecedented disaster, and/or perhaps ..... pride.
From that article:
Again, miscommunication and general screwedupness, which is normal for a new problem, whether it is in government, business, whatever. Especially considering that some foreign ships are working in the gulf despite a waiver.
I don't need a degree from havard or bee a rocket surgeon to know it is idiotic to turn down help like this. Come on now...
In other words; incompetence.From that article:
Again, miscommunication and general screwedupness, which is normal for a new problem, whether it is in government, business, whatever. Especially considering that some foreign ships are working in the gulf despite a waiver.
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