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“Of course we can drill safely in deep water. We’ve been doing it for decades. Our equipment is the best money can buy. Our people are highly trained. If anything does go wrong, we’ve got fail-safe equipment like blowout preventers, and of course we have backup plans to contain any spill that might happen. And this is all done so far off shore that no spill could reach land.”

“Of course we’re having trouble stopping the flow. That well is under nearly a mile of water, and nobody has any real experience at those depths. Containment booms are great, but who could have predicted that there’d be wind and waves? Nothing can work in weather like that! Just give us time; in two or three months we’ll have other wells drilled and the leak stopped.”

“Of course the cleanup will be difficult, but you don’t need to worry about any lasting effects. After all, BP will pay for the whole thing. They’re a huge company with lots of experts and unlimited money – too big to fail.”

Most of us could write the next installment in this series, but there’s no need for that. It’s already being written at BP corporate headquarters.

Edward A. Reynolds

Spokane



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