Not long After British Oil Company BP started an internal investigation to determine who or what was responsible for the Deepwater Horizon spill that is estimated to be the biggest oil spill in U.S. history, it would seem that someone you might not expect has stepped forward to shoulder the blame: President Barack Obama.
In reference to the environmental disaster says Obama: “In case you’re wondering who’s responsible, I take responsibility.” On the other hand, the President also was firm in his resolve to step up efforts to contain the spill: “It is my job to make sure that everything is done to shut this down. That doesn’t mean it’s going to be easy. It doesn’t mean it’s going to happen right away or the way I’d like it to happen. It doesn’t mean that we’re not going to make mistakes. But there shouldn’t be any confusion here. The federal government is fully engaged, and I’m fully engaged.”
The President also admitted that his administration had waited too long to assess the severity of the situation, and that they did not put enough into reforming regulations on the offshore oil drilling industry.
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