Florida Democratic U.S. Senator Bill Nelson today wrote to President Obama about getting the U.S. military involved with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill situation, even though some officials have questioned what more they could do that isn’t being done.
Nelson wrote:
While the Coast Guard, under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the National Guard both are involved, it is my belief that the broader assets and command and control capability of the Department of Defense could better translate your directives into prompt, effective action.
I believe such an approach would help protect people’s livelihoods, as well as our coastlines, wetlands and fisheries from the damages of this oil spill. Certainly no one thinks the problem in the Gulf is going to be solved in a few days. But Americans feel that their government is taking an all-hands-on-deck response.
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