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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 06:25 PM Original message |
If a disaster similar to the oil leak were the product of a terrorist attack or a hurricane, |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
1. If I recall correctly, the rigs damaged by Rita and Katrina were left up to the owners. |
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HysteryDiagnosis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 06:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Ahhhh Rita and Katrina, the Thelma and Louise of the gulf... n/t |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 06:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I wonder if the same would be true if they were leaking oil at such rates. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 06:38 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Yes, the governemtn does not have the equipment |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
4. Uh... yeah. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 06:32 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Yeah? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 06:32 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Yeah. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 06:36 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Really? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 06:36 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Ya, RLY. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 06:37 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. The US would call BP to the rescue? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 06:45 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. They would demand BP stop it, yes. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
11. The key point is that the oil leak is NOT a natural disaster |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 06:42 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. I am with you on all of that. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 06:58 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. I'm with you there. Instead of complaining that Obama |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
12. The U.S. hired oil well experts to cap wells blown up in the gulf war. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 06:42 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Thanks, I didn't know that. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 06:43 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Red Addair team to be specific |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 06:57 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Red Adair's team extinguishes fires and caps wells on land. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 06:59 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Of course but here is a piece of trivia for you |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 07:02 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Any idea of the comparative depths? Few people realize that it's very easy to build a |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 07:08 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. From wiki |
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