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JOHN YOUNG: “If this was a war, as everyone said -- and even the President said last night that we're under siege -- if this was a…”

On the recordJune 15, 2010
If this was a war, as everyone said -- and even the President said last night that we're under siege -- if this was a war, we would be occupied territory by now. It's gone on two months.

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John Young criticizes the federal government's response to the oil spill, comparing it to a war situation.

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