Is it right that Britain get the blame?

I think it is always easier for other countries to blame the UK, and I think half the reason for this is because we do seem to do a lot more to stop these things than other countries. It is not really the way to go, since they should of course admit to their mistake and acknowledge their responsibility, but once they stop knowing what to do, they give up and pass the buck to someone like us, who naturally end up sorting the problem. That's just a personal view though, it just seems to be that way in my eyes.

I have been reading about this and no where have I seen any mention being made of blame being passed on to the British but surely BP is being quoted as being responsible and they are in the process of getting ready with a compensation package.

British people have no more blame in this than American citizens have in the idiocy our companies (and goverment ) comes up with. Not wanting to be to blunt and ticking anyone off but i believe this disater can be laid at the feet of GREED and STUPIDITY which all of those that run large companies (and goverments) seem to suffer from and no this condition is not monoplized by ANY one country but seems to be universial.

There were faults on both sides, but I take issue with your bogus, PC claim that we pollute more than anyone else in the world! On the contrary, we have boo-coos of rules & regulations to prevent pollution, whereas there are many countries which lack the technology (&/or the will) to prevent it or clean it up. A prime example of this was exposed when Germany's Wall fell, & the world saw what the Communists had done to the environment with their careless & unbridled ransacking of East Germany's resources to produce arms. Whole forests killed, leaving blackened trunks of trees consumed by strip mining & acid rain. Or take certain parts of India & Africa, too poor to afford the technology to purify their water, & the governments in Africa, especially, too corrupt to rescue their land from over-farming, & thus 100s of thousands of drought-stricken, starving, diseased & dying, dispirited people, whose help from the most generous & charitable people in the world--US--saw their food stolen & given to rich, evil rulers. Do NOT try to plop that PC crap here about us being horrible polluters. We know better! And as for "climate change," please. That fraud has been exposed. No such thing as MAN-MADE climate change! Oh, & I'm not blaming Britain, just our so-called president & BP. Maggiepie Life is hard; it’s harder if you’re stupid. ~ John Wayne

I think the biggest problem with the US is that they think themselves as perfect. Even they want to impose laws and rules on other countries but don’t want to be bound by them. I am not against USA but I am against their policies. Whether those are related to terrorism or Nuclear power. They can attack on any country saying that they are not good but if we do what will they say. I think some time they think even above themselves than the other international organisations. I think US can be a good role of a leader but not they are getting unpopular due to these habits.

I agree with you totally. Infact to be blunt I am getting quite annoyed with some people who are soemhow coming to the conclusion that Britian is to balme for something which is happening in the Gulf of Mexico. I am so tired of people trying to pass the blame onto this person and the other when the fault lies with BP and it's workers who were managing and controling the rig. BP is a british registered company and that's as far as it goes for me. BP are the ones who are responsible for it's equipment and the clean up operation. I was wathcing Sky news this morning and I can quote one American lady who said she was wondering where the Queen of England was!!! I mean what can she do about it? The only people who can stop this is BP, so why is the buck getting passed to the UK?

No, Britain is not to blame because global corporation like BP are not really a business of a particular country but international. BP however is responsible and should be made to compensate all legitimate claims, they should, however, be allowed to take action against their subcontractors to reclaim some of that money, where those subcontractors are responsible for some of the problem all the best urban

Well, I, personally, am not blaming Britain. I just wanted that on record. Most of the U.S. citizens have extremely differing opinions from those in charge of our government. I blame no country. It is entirely those in charge at BP itself, no matter where they live in the world. I honestly think that placing blame is really stupid. The facts are the facts and they are that there is a massive oil leak that is not being contained. BP is entirely responsible for this and I'm happy to hear that they are not only claiming blame but also promised financial reparation to everyone affected by this. As far as I'm concerned, BP could be owned by anyone, anywhere in the world, and the situation would be the same so placing blame is a total waste of time and energy. I do not see this as a problem in the U.S. I see this as a global problem. Actually, "problem" seems a bit lame in light of the astronomical affects of this incident. (I even hesitated to call this an "incident".) Yes, those who live in the affected area are being hurt the worst but it still is not just those who are affected. I believe we should come together on this and find a solution instead of placing blame, which does nothing but create bad feelings. So, don't take it so seriously, those placing blame, that is. Just know that noone that I know of, personally, have been blaming Britain; we are extremely upset with BP, the corporation.

Regarding this discussion i'd like you and all our fellow mylotters to read an article in the Newsweek available on the net a couple of weeks back.The article gave a detailed account of oil spills and disasters all over the world.It seemed to imply that most oil companies have at one time or the other been involved in some mishap in some part of the world at one time or another.I'm not condoning British Petroleum but the record of most oil companies has not been that good.I think this particular disaster should be a fillip to enact new laws to safeguard environment in the U.S and world over.

I am very angry with both BP and the US government. I do not blame Britain at all. BP is a company, even though I think of British Petroleum when I see BP, it does not cause me to blame the country. Actually if I remember right BP has a lot of American shareholders.

I think the procedure is it doesn't matter who's operating it or not but who's in charge of that rig and who ever owns it has to take responsibility for their equipment. at least that how i think it works, plus i think people are bashing on obama too much. In a lot of ways he is better than bush, I can't even think of one thing bush did for us in his whole 8 years.