Yes, this is a FEDERAL problem, not just BP

You people who somehow think the government can take over where BP failed need to read this:

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MMS acknowledged in a May 2000 draft environmental analysis of deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, "The oil industry's experience base in deepwater well control is limited," and that a massive spill "could easily turn out to be a potential showstopper for the [Outer Continental Shelf] program if the industry and MMS do not come together as a whole to prevent such an incident." But when it finalized the document that same month, it jettisoned those two statements and concluded there was no need to prepare an Environmental Impact Analysis for deepwater drilling: "Most deepwater operations and activities are substantially the same as those associated with conventional operations and activities on the continental shelf."

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In other words, you people who think BP is intentionally misleading the public, is incompetent, etc. are missing the point. Everyone knew in advance that this is breaking new technological ground and that stopping a leak that far underwater had never really been tried. But the feds did not see any cause for alarm.

So quit yelling at BP and write your Congressman.