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In reply to the discussion: A political argument against the pipeline. [View all]customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)between an overland pipeline, and a well that is extremely deep under the water's surface. Our abilities to deal with the BP spill were severely hampered by the technological challenges that the problem posed. Fixing a pipeline spill, especially when you're not dealing with extremely adverse conditions, is completely different.
There may have been ruptures in the trans-Alaska pipeline, I don't recall any. Perhaps that's because they were not major news. Fixing a pipeline break from the northern North Dakota border all the way down to the Gulf States would most likely be much easier. Your comparison would be considered laughable by Republicons, and I'd expect Newt to be the first one to seize on it if the President ever tried to use that line of reasoning.