five controlled fires to try to burn off the oil. does this work? it works on a limited scale. only certain areas are susceptible to fire. it s not used for the entire area. so only certain areas have enough oil to begin the ignition process. and, again, it s too little too late. you re talking about an enormous amount of area and fire is basically a backup method. okay, well, we didn t come out with the solution i m sorry to say. no, if i was obama i d call up the military, the navy and get hundreds of siphons and pumps and seven centrifugal pumps. gorbachev called the red air force. he called up the military. okay, well, food for thought. thank you very much for bringing it to us. we appreciate it. for an in-depth look at the devastation caused by the oil spill watch disaster in the