It would have helped if BP had been a hell of a lot more honest about how bad the problem was from the beginning. They deserve every bill they’re going to get from the Feds and everyone else.
I don’t disagree with them paying for this mess however, there are assets the feds have that are more equipped for the job than anything on the commercial market. This is an ongoing event in federal waters so the feds have the jurisdiction to act first not wait until it is too late to prevent catastrophic damage all to get an agenda through.
He had no problem sending SWAT teams to all the other rigs days ago.