Talk of blowing oil leak up is cyclical
Bill Clinton takes his turn to advocate for blowing-up the oil leak. The issue seems to be uniting traditional political adversaries.
By Andrew SchenkelWed, Jun 30 2010 at 2:05 PM EST
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OIL SLICK WILLY: If Bill Clinton says we should consider blowing up the oil leak does that make it right? (Credit: AP) It seems you can’t go more than two or three days without a new story coming out that advocates blowing-up the oil leak thousands of feet below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico.
Former President Bill Clinton is the latest high profile leader to mention the prospect of blowing-up the oil leak.
“Unless we send the Navy down deep to blow-up the well and cover the leak with piles and piles and piles of rock and debris, which may become necessary, and you don’t need to use a nuclear weapon, just blow it up, or we will be dependent on BP.”
Clinton’s remarks came while attending a media event in South Africa hosted by CNN’s Wolfe Blitzer. Clinton went on to say that the first priority for President Obama should be to stop the spill and then move onto the figuring out what went wrong.
On Tuesday morning Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) used Clinton’s comments as ammunition during a spouting match with Senator Dick Durbin (D-Illinois). A week ago The Hill reported Representative Phil Gingrey (R-Georgia) brought up the idea of "blowing it up" on an Atlanta radio show, saying. “For the life of me, I cant understand why BP can’t go to the ocean floor, drill a few holes and put a little ammonium nitrate, some dynamite, in those holes and detonate the dynamite and seal the leak."
Clinton’s remarks technically were made a few days ago and are just making waves in America now. So, by my count, another high profile endorsement for blowing it up is due either tomorrow or Friday.
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Annie
06/30/2010 23:44 PM
I feel think clinton is correct to say we first need to fix the problem. but to think that they are good people is beyond me in all dimensions. they are not doing a damn thing to help. and they know that. Clinton is failing massively when it comes to morals. I want a politicians to state the facts and stop kissing *** to those who put money in his pocket. GROW UP!
Kiloseven
06/30/2010 21:13 PM
157 miles away, we exploded two atomic devices in the 1960s, and then for contrast, set off multiple high explosive devices. We know the salt often found there seals *very* well. Here's the details: kiloseven.blogspot.com/2010/06/open-letter-to-keith-olbermann-on-being.html
ApostateBodhisattva
07/01/2010 02:28 AM
Kiloseven's comment seems well-researched and referenced. The great unanswered question is all this speculation by bloggers and lawyers and flacks is why the explosives solution (not necessarily nuclear, surely this could be done with conventional explosives?) isn't in the works. Surely there must be some reason. It's not like the well is salvageable, so if this SEEMS like such an obvious choice, someone, somewhere must see a problem. Wonder what it is?
Kiloseven
07/01/2010 02:38 AM
I fear that conventional explosives won't do the job, for they don't generate the stellar heat required to fuse the rock, salt, and/or sand. BP is close-mouthed about the composition of earth they drilled through to reach the reservoir of oil, and were I Barry O'bama, I surely would pry those facts out of BP, tout suite. In the absence of their cooperation, I would surely ask 10 Downing Street for their consent to test the sealing device on BP HQ; wish this had occurred a year or two ago,.... More
JP
06/30/2010 22:59 PM
Aren't toxic dispersants bad enough? You would propose polluting the ocean further with nuclear radiation the radioactive dust created when a nuclear weapon explodes. "This radioactive dust, consisting of hot particles, is a kind of radioactive contamination. It can lead to the contamination of ground and the animal food chain.In a land or water surface burst, heat vaporizes large amounts of earth or water, which is drawn up into the radioactive cloud. This material becomes radioactive when it.... More
