“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
listenhillary/ maine-iac7—you guys are much faster than I and much more accurate in posting your links thanks.