This is just the end of the beginning.
I don't want dispersants to be the Agent Orange of this oil spill.
I want to trust, but verify.
But the other thing is, why doesn't the United States government make them?
People have said, let them drill and just don't penetrate the reservoir until you know.
Look, people here have been so let down. The levees, the federal government let us down. The MMS colossally let everybody down.
The federal government is about to kill us. It's just about to kill us with their levees and with their regulatory --
I mean, you know, they are sitting there with potential criminal charges. And God knows what their civil fines are or anything else. And why...
The reason that they don't let you out there is one word and it's not plastic. It's lawyers.
But -- but -- but they can't be, because they have an obligation to their shareholders, just like they can't be transparent about the flow.
This is a catastrophe of the first magnitude.
I think -- I'm afraid if their shareholders -- I don't -- I think this thing -- like I said, my own view -- and I hope I'm wrong -- but has ...
But they can't be, because they have an obligation to their shareholders, just like they can't be transparent about the flow.
the fact that BP put out some solicitation about some category of ships doesn't boost my confidence.
I think it's fair and reasonable that we look to them first to mitigate their losses, before we do anything else.
I would encourage us all, again, to look to the areas and the people hit economically by this event, and give them the business first, and m...
I just wanted to express three things. First of all, I join with everyone in expressing our deep condolences to Mrs. Roshto and Mrs. Anderso...
when you're dealing with people who are hurting, you focus on the people who are hurting.
