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Things. try to get the europeans and the u.s. not to impose sanctions. but they can also by threatening drive up the price of oil. >> okay. move on to serious, so we'll save time to -- move on to syria so we'll have time for new year's resolution. the syrian government just keeps killing protesters. >> let's be really clear about what is happening here. this is a massacre. in fact, it's been a massacre for a long time now. it's going on right in front of the entire international community. i want to just remind everybody what this government said about libya, how we weren't going to stand by t...

Look, iranians can do two things. try to get the europeans and the u.s. not to impose sanctions. but they can also by threatening drive up the price of oil. >> okay. move on to serious, so we'll save time to -- move on to syria so we'll have time for new year's resolution. the syrian government just keeps killing protesters. >> let's be really clear about what is happening here. this is a massacre. in fact, it's been a massacre for a long time now. it's going on right in front of the entire international community. i want to just remind everybody what this government said about libya, how we w...

So irrespective of the actual intent, i think if you have the recklessness and the recklessness is such that there were things disregarded so they can drill and make money and increase their profit margins at the expense of all concerned -- >> no, i think that has the exact opposite effect. look how much this is costing them. it's costing them millions of dollars. >> it should. >> whatever money you think they may have saved -- >> but, sharon -- >> no, no, let me finish. >> sure. gregg: real fast, last point. >> their ceo resigned, they have millions of dollars in cleanup, lost equipment, they...

Again, in my words, amounts to a shakedown. so i apologize. >> shepard: apologize to bp. we now know house republican leadership were not pleased with that statement at all. they got distance. then gave the congressman an option. resign your leadership position on the committee immediately. or retract that apology and just a few hours later, congressman barton opted for the latter. he retracted and offered a new apology for using the word shakedown. >> i want the record to be absolutely clear, that i think bp is responsible for this accident, should be held responsible, and should, in every wa...

>> a senior republican apologizing to bp. first his colleagues suddenly distance themselves. >> first let me make a statement i am not going to apologize to you. >> democrats from capitol hill to the white house. >> i find it incredibly insensitive, incredibly out of touch. >> as pressure mounted, cnn is told house leadership met with barton and demanded he take back apology or lose his position on the committee. >> i want the record to be absolutely clear that i think bp is responsible for this accident and if anything i said this morning has been misconstrued in opposite effect, i want to ap...