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| 26712 | 330 | OIL ON THE BEACH | 31 | deepsouth | Jun 6, 2010 | 2010-06-06T04:52:36-0400 | Makawaosurfer93 wrote: deepsouth wrote: The day Bobby Jindal asked for a sand berm to protect the marshes the prez should have been on the phone to the general in charge of the corps of engineers and told him to get every dredge available on the job pronto. They could have sent the bill to BP. To this day the federal gov't hasn't taken any physical action to mitigate the effects of the spill. The government does not have the technology or expertise to stop the leak. They do have the technology and expertise to mitigate the effects but they have been conspicuous by their absence. If those marshes die, so will the entire Gulf of Mexico. It is much less important now to lay blame for the disaster that is upon us than it is to do everything possible to minimize the damage it causes. This isn't being done by BP or the government. It's all politics and profit. Disgusting. Click to expand... The ACOE is too busy f#%king up everyones beaches with replenishment to help with a priority like this. the only way they would get involved was if there was a way to prolong their individual careers, i.e; living high on the hog at the taxpayers expense. Click to expand... The way they would get involved is if the prez called the general in command of the corps and said do this starting right now or you're fired. He has the power to do that, but apparently not the inclination. |