SWAT on oil rigs?

[mellestad]

Not that I have seen but with the involvement of DHS and swat, one has to wonder if it was deliberate.

DHS handles a pretty broad range of things.  In this case their 'disaster' wing is taking over.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security  <-- has a list of child agencies and responsibilities.

[longeyes]

We knew that eventually the Somali pirates and the tea partiers would join forces, didn't we?  Not to worry, though, The Napolitano is on the case.

[Zardozimo Oprah Bannedalas]

Has there been a reason given for the explosion?

Until proven otherwise, it's fistful's fault.

[coppertales]

I have been having the gut feeling for several days now that the greenies had something to do with this blow up........How many rounds of golf did O play while this escapade was evolving?  chris3

[MillCreek]

Yea, that seems to be the case, I'm seeing it pop up elsewhere too.  Poor word choice on his part though, due to confusion caused.

Unless....unless it isn't!   

In healthcare, the terms 'SWAT', 'Tiger Team', 'Rapid Response Team' and the like are frequently used to refer to a dedicated or ad hoc team of problem solvers or crisis management.  I have seen the same concept used in many other industries, especially in the dot coms. 

My favorite such team was used by my commercial property insurer after a fire loss: FART, for the Fixed Asset Remediation Team.  They had an official name as well, but FART is what they called themselves.

But of course,  is always easier to assume, especially when you are talking about the government. 

[gunsmith]

the swat team was called in due to a suspicious link to the Cambridge police dept

[cassandra and sara's daddy]

lots of companies like to use terms like that it gives em mall ninjitsu tingles

[roo_ster]

I think it apparent that BHO is completely justified calling out the SWAT on the oil rigs.

Just look a the Tea Party roughnecks!!!!!!11111:

[cassandra and sara's daddy]

lady in the blue hat look mean!

[Waitone]

1>Which agencies have responsibility by law for investigation of such events, and
2>Which agencies have been tasked by the administration to investigate this event.

2 does not necessarily equal 1.

[taurusowner]

I can see Rapid Response Team.  But SWAT team?  That's an acronym that actually means something.  Something which has nothing to do with oil well inspectors or health care professionals(yet).  Does this mean we can just start applying terms that sound cool to anything we want?  Can I dub a AAA tow truck "The US Army Rangers" and then tell people the Army Rangers picked me up when I was stranded on the side of the road?  How about a little more common sense and a little less "we wanna sound cool".

[stevelyn]

Anyone find the fact that DHS even HAS tactical teams to be somewhat disconcerting?

I.........We have mentioned this before, but we always get shut down and accused of tinfoil hattery.

[grey54956]

I don't think anyone is sure what caused this.  So far, people are saying it was a "blowout" of oil and gas.  If that's the case, I don't see what a SWAT team would do.

Now, if it were Mexican or Venezuelan terrorists, I could see some value in the SWAT team.  However, if we had definitive proof, there would be a big diplomatic storm going on right now.

I am wondering if it wasn't some radical environmental group gone horribly awry in an early Earth Day celebration...  They'd want to suppress any info about domestic terrorists while they investigate.  At the same time, SWAT would be appropriate for guarding other rigs.

[RoadKingLarry]

Rough time line-

Obama opens up off shore exploration
Obama makes statement re: the safety record of off shore rigs
Off shore oil rig problem results in environmental disaster
Off shore exploration put on hold.

I guess it depends on how much one believes in coincidence... 

[Battle Monkey of Zardoz]

Obama opens up off shore exploration

Obama didn't open up anything. The offshore drilling was opened up by Bush. It just was supposed to start/take effect under Obama. In fact, Obama restricted and gutted the original offshore exploration plans. He just announced it, took credit, to hopefully placate the drill now crowd. In other words, he lied.

[cassandra and sara's daddy]

on another forum a guy has claimed there are different better regs on bop's in Venezuela than in the usa. his claim is the oil companies lobbied to get standards lowered here. any truth?  or is this guy living up to his track record of talking out  his tail

[Battle Monkey of Zardoz]

He be speaking from his arse

[cassandra and sara's daddy]

i suspected as much  can you give me anyplace to look for concrete sources so i can count coup on him?  yet again

I woulda been most surprised to find the usa having lower standards than other countries.   If I heard just the opposite that would be more the norm.

[Battle Monkey of Zardoz]

Give me a day or 2 and I will have you some scources to
cite.

Remember. That idiot dictator there seized an American offshore platfom. For the good of the state. They owe all the major players, BP, Halliburton, Exxon, a buttload of money for service rendered

So, most have pulled out.  Interesting read from 2009. When this stuff started to come to a head

http://mobile.forbes.com/device/article.php?CALL_URL=http://www.forbes.com/2009/01/30/hugo-chavez-venezuela-oil-business-energy-0130_oil_rig.html?

[cassandra and sara's daddy]

lotta foreign  places regulation in some industries are minimal.  hence the rush for companies to build plants overseas

[Boomhauer]

I am wondering if it wasn't some radical environmental group gone horribly awry in an early Earth Day celebration...  They'd want to suppress any info about left wing domestic terrorists while they investigate.  At the same time, SWAT would be appropriate for guarding other rigs.

Fixed that for you. Leftist domestic terrorism? Keep it under the wraps. Peaceful "right wing" protests? DOMESTIC TERRORISTS!!!!1111!!!!!!

[MicroBalrog]

lotta foreign  places regulation in some industries are minimal.  hence the rush for companies to build plants overseas

And add the fact that many places have high de-jure regulations, but will... look the other way if you know the right people.

[Jamisjockey]

Okay, really?
3 minutes of research that apparantly Levin and Limbaugh would rather not bother to do.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2010/04/oil_spill_the_governments_resp.html

INTERIOR DEPARTMENT:
The department deployed SWAT teams from the Minerals Management Service to inspect 30 drilling rigs operating in the deepwater sections of the Gulf of Mexico. Inspections should be completed within the next week, according to an Interior Department spokeswoman.

Come back with something that isn't wild eyed speculation and senasationalisim. 
Frankly, I'm somewhat ashamed at the HuffPO style this thread has taken on.