From the Wall Street Journal:
Oil stopped flowing into the Gulf of Mexico from BP PLC’s blown-out well for the first time in nearly three months. But BP and U.S. officials warned it was far too early to declare victory…
Indeed, I won’t call this a win for at least a few days – but it is good news that, at least for a while, there is no more oil leaking in to the Gulf.
This catastrophe has been marked by a whole series of grossly incompetent acts, from whomever put the faulty valve together, right up to the President’s lack of leadership and decision as the crisis grew. This never needed to happen, and it could have been fixed long ago – but BP acted just like a gigantic corporation is wont to act (ie, like idiots), while the President acted like it was someone else’s job to actually take charge and get things moving.
Our prayers for the continued success of this effort and for all the people of the Gulf who have been hurt so badly.
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