Confused, messy, unintelligent reply.
Doesn’t he realize that if you stop the oil flow out of a closed pipe, you have increased the pressure inside the pipe to the maximum possible? Nothing else to “take down the system” or “put pressure back on the system”
It was a very messy reply, indicating he has no idea what he is talking about.
I wonder what his background is besides the Coast Guard. Probably nothing approaching Engineering knowledge knowing Obama and they types he picks for these technical assignments. He probably has a BS in crayfish anatomy or something biological.