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Posted on 05/28/2010 12:51:54 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
US President Barack Obama has ordered a tripling of manpower in coastal areas where oil has washed ashore or threatens to within 24 hours.
Speaking on a tour of oil-hit areas, Mr Obama said the US would "do whatever it takes" to help people whose lives had been affected by the disaster.
He said the outcome of the "top kill" procedure to seal the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico was not yet known.
But scientists were working on a back up plan in case it failed, he said.
Earlier, BP's chief executive Tony Hayward said the outcome of the process would not be clear for another 48 hours.
But Mr Hayward said "top kill" - untested before at this depth of 5,000ft (1.5km) - was "going pretty well according to plan".
He said that BP engineers had successfully completed a second phase - pumping in debris, known as a "junk shot" - which would next allow them to pump in more heavyweight mud.
If the mud works in stopping the flow, BP can then pour cement to seal the well for good.
"Clearly I'm as anxious as everyone in America is to get this thing done," Mr Hayward said.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
Over a month late.
It is not working it has failed.
FR just had a thread that he was going to cut the Coast Guard response teams.
Why not just respond to Bobby Jindals constant requests to be allowed to fix things himself?? Cause that wouldn’t provide any credit for YOU, right Hussein?
Oh oh, hasn't the Bamster already claimed credit for its success?
This is a greenpeace boat and photo op btw....wonder why they aren't slamming their incompetent prez? That's right..their HYPOCRITES!
how many whites working cleanup.....how many ..........
...well, the longer they’re there the harder it is to tell....
Not sure. I do know folks of every color,race and creed want to help and are being given no directions,equipment or supplies though and in some cases, kept away by gov. bureaucrats from helping at all.
BP could put all of these people to work in the containment effort and keep the government out of it.
Uhhh LOOK, just as soon as I get back from chasing the babes...uhhh...watching my kids soccer games that they don’t actually play out there in Chitown.
Then I’ll ...uhhh...get back and ...uhhh...plug that dam hole!
I wonder what T time der leader has tomorrow.
He had more pressing matter Golf, Vacations, Parties and covering his as* while finding someone else to blame and throw under the bus.
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