He has influence. He could demand that they stop the leak with any means possible.
Katrina was an act of nature. No one was responisble for it happening contrary to what pat robertson might have said or thought. An the help that its victims needed had to come from us.
The oil spill was caused by oil companys trying to squeeze as much profit as possible out of the operation by cutting corners. See the cnn interview of an oil worker that was on there today. The execs are just arguing over who picks up the bill.
I think obama is responsible that those who are responsible are held accountable. So I am not expecting obama to hug the bp execs an say heck of a job brownie.
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.