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To: maine-iac7
17 countries, right out of the gate, offered help, expertise and equipment - obama turned all but 2 down - Mexico and Norway!!!!

Where did you see that? I need to know.

35 posted on 06/04/2010 10:25:34 PM PDT by Hildy
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To: Hildy; maine-iac7
17 countries, right out of the gate, offered help, expertise and equipment - obama turned all but 2 down - Mexico and Norway!!!!

Where did you see that? I need to know.

I read about that also, a couple of weeks ago ..can not remember where.

;(

45 posted on 06/04/2010 11:05:18 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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To: Hildy

Headline makes it look like BP is the one that turned down the assistance.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/05/gulf-oil-spill-bp-countries-offer-assistance.html


59 posted on 06/05/2010 4:47:43 AM PDT by listenhillary (You might be a modern LIBERAL if you read 1984 & said "YEAH! That's the world that I want!")
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To: Hildy
“Where did you see that? I need to know.” (17 countries offered help...)

“The State Department said in a briefing today that 17 countries had offered assistance, including Canada , Mexico, South Korea, Croatia, France, Germany, Ireland , Japan, the Netherlands, Norway , Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and Vietnam.

BP added another two countries to that list, Brazil and Saudi Arabia”

http://abcnews.go.com/WN/Politics/bp-oil-spill-engineers-begin-top-kill-effort/story?id=10751007

“In Washington, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the government was still evaluating offers from 17 countries and organizations for such things as technical expertise and equipment. The Coast Guard hasn't yet accepted any of the foreign help, but BP has accepted booms and skimmers from Mexico and Norway.”

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/05/28/national/main6527386.shtml

etc - the gov’t is trying to deflect on this - to say it's BP and the Coast Guard who makes the decision on who they accept help from - but BP can't do one thing without permission from the WH

60 posted on 06/05/2010 4:50:58 AM PDT by maine-iac7
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