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check back with jack for "the cafferty file." jack? >> should deepwater offshore drilling be banned? jerry writes "no, it shouldn't even though the oil companies need to clean up their act and the gulf. you forget, jack, we don't have an energy policy yet in this country. people and politicians think the oil will just keep gushing forth forever. things can change mighty fast. the oil is not going to last forever. it's rumored saudi arabia is running low." terry in illinois, "i don't think it ought to be banned but numerous changes need to take place. the three-mile island incident in 1979 did not cause this much damage, and yet the nuclear industry was required by our government to install extra backup systems, change procedures v more oversight from the nrc, increase the number of evaluations, increase the amount of maintenance, use conservative decision-making when addressing a problem. the oil industry should be no different. suzanne writes from kansas,