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It was drilling for oil. there are two different things that happen on platforms in the gulf. you have a rig like the deepwater horizon that drills for oil. once it's done drilling, they essentially put a cork in the hole for lack of a less descriptive phrase. they essentially stop up the hole they've drilled and the drilling platform goes away. then a whole new platform, a whole different platform actually comes in, uncorks the hole and gets the oil out of the well. two different types of rigs. two different processes. there's drilling and then there's production. drilling done with a drillin...

Wus why wasn't something ready to go in the event of this kind of disaster? >> this has never happened in 25 years in the industry. >> yes, i understand that. but -- >> the blowout preventer, 25 years. >> there are risks involved in this. was this something that you just never ever thought would happen? >> it was considered to be an extraordinary low, low probability. and what we implemented is the response back. and that is what you're seeing, is what you're seeing all around us here. it's what you're seeing with the ships on the surface. it's what you're seeing with the dispersement attack. ...

Passenger bp for that and by statute and law, bp is the responsible party, but as i said, repeatedly, we are the accountable federal entity for oversight and intend to do that. >> couldn't you take over? i understand they'll have to pay for it under any circumstances, but couldn't you -- the federal government run the operation instead of letting bp run the operation? >> chris, we could, but they are -- there are resources in place and have a structure in place to do this and it's a metro of how to do it most effective and is a combination of bp and the federal government and there are resourc...

Whatever gadget you're using today. we'd like to know what you think, who should take the lead in cleaning up the spill, the government, bp, or both? web on to foxnews.com, click on the you decide link, and take our poll, see the results. right now more than 39,000 people have roted. -- voted. i think that's over two days. forty-eight hours on this particular question. you can also click on the link and share your comments. we have gotten close to 280 comment sos far, but overwhelmingly, a lot of folks just saying online the government and the company should pitch in together to get it done an...

Passenger bp for that and by statute and law, bp is the responsible party, but as i said, repeatedly, we are the accountable federal entity for oversight and intend to do that. >> couldn't you take over? i understand they'll have to pay for it under any circumstances, but couldn't you -- the federal government run the operation instead of letting bp run the operation? >> chris, we could, but they are -- there are resources in place and have a structure in place to do this and it's a metro of how to do it most effective and is a combination of bp and the federal government and there are resourc...