I'm no supporter of President Obama, but there really isn't anything he could have done. He needed to have the situation assessed, and with variables like the weather and the growing size of the spill, there was no way to get that information fast. Sorry, I can't criticize his reaction for this anymore than I can criticize President Bush's reactions for Katrina or 9-11-01.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.