[quote=briansd1][quote=Allan from Fallbrook]I was simply trying to nail Brian down regarding facts and parsing words/information. A good example would be his retort, “Sure, the cementing MIGHT have caused the explosion”. No, it DID cause the explosion; no MIGHT involved.[/quote]

Let me correct what I said. The cementing didn’t cause the explosion. The cementing was flawed in that it let the gas escape.

Technically, the spark that ignited the combustible caused the explosion.

It’s cowardly to hide behind the technicalities to avoid responsibility. How about we just say that BP is responsible for the explosion? The decisions BP made resulted in the explosion and the environmental disaster.[/quote]

You’ll get no argument from me. But that was NOT the point, Brian, you were trying to make. You tried to bootstrap from this and claim that ALL offshore drilling was bad, dangerous, etc and should be shut down. Taken one step further, you argued that this situation CLEARLY PROVED deep drilling was unsafe, but it did no such thing.

Words mean things. And facts are facts. Even at this remove, you’re pulling your usual bob-and-weave routine and trying to extricate yourself from a difficult position of your own creation.

And I would also ask if you just referred to me as a coward?