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Originally Posted by The_Jazz
If that's the case, Ace, then why did they have to construct both top hats? It's not like either was specifically designed for this leak. You'd have also thought that they'd have tested the technology at that depth especially given that it ultimately failed.
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In order to stop the oil from flowing the pressure has to be equalized one way or another. Drilling a relief well will work, everyone knows this and we know it will take about 90 days. In the mean time, other efforts are being attempted. These other efforts have much lower probabilities of success. Like in my little story - perhaps the folks in Jazz city can defeat the invaders even though the probability is small - and if they do the king won't complain.
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Originally Posted by roachboy
ace...are we going down the road of crack-head literalism here?
why would that be of any interest?
do you work for british petroleum?
did you author the plan you're so sure exists?
if not, i am not sure i see the point of this entire line.
ok *if* there was a plan, it was entirely inadequate.
i think the plan was basically whatever the absolute minimum was and a decision fuck it, let's pay the fine.
if you read the article i posted above from the washington post about mms and gulf drilling, you'll see a wholesale breakdown in accountability on all sides already in place well before this disaster got started.
profits uber alles, ace. mms is full of people who think like you do.
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Have you been paying attention to the CEO of BP, he has done several interviews, it is clear what the plan was. It is also clear from the WH press conference yesterday that BP is acting in accordance with industry standards and norms and even the WH's internal expert has nothing he would have BP do different. The WH stated that they have confidence in BP and what they are doing. BP has the blessing of the US government on how they are handling this and their plan. You seem to want to take issue with me, perhaps your focus is misdirected. You desperately want to believe there was no real plan, but the reality suggests otherwise and like the old saying -to make an omelate you have to crack a few eggs - in order to drill for oil 1 mile below sea level, some oil is going to get spilled - and it is spilling now - no one should be surprised, why are you? To me there are other issues much more important and more interesting here than if BP had a plan?