Lt. Gen. Honoré : Declare World War III on oil spill in Gulf of Mexico

By RUSSEL L. HONORE

Special To The Tampa Tribune

Published: June 8, 2010 (Day 50)-

We must fight the BP oil spill more like World War III and less like a PR, brand-protection campaign.

Initially, there was too much finger pointing about who was to blame, then who was in charge and then who really is in charge.

The bottom line: BP approves all payments. How much money is paid to fishermen who can't fish? How much is paid to fishing boat crewmen? How much is paid to hotels, restaurants and fishing guides with no customers?

You tell me, who really is in charge? It's like being mugged and allowing the mugger to decide your level of compensation.

Again, we must fight this BP oil spill like WW III. We can start by declaring this a national disaster. The governors need to request this, and the president must approve it. The Stafford Act pays for compensation to people, and the Small Business Administration provides grants.

Read the entire commentary here -Declare World War III on oil spill in Gulf of Mexico

June 14, 2010 (Day 56)- Lt. Gen. Honoré appears on CNN Anderson Cooper 360 and draws up a battle plan. Here's the video:

Anderson Cooper 360: Blog Archive - Honoré on oil: Declare World War III « - CNN.com Blogs

Lt. Gen. Honoré has been saying this since at least Day 42. Here's video:
CNN — May 31, 2010 — Season 1 Ep. 1 — CNN's Brooke Baldwin talks to retired Lt. General Russel Honoré and historian Douglas Brinkley about the oil spill. Honoré : "We've got to take this oil on like we are fighting a war".


Update: US NORTHCOM may be in the process of executing a plan similar to that described by Honoré. From Intel Hub: USNORTHCOM Gears Up For Potential Attack On U.S. Soil :
-USNORTHCOM has admitted that they are preparing military operations
-they will be working with DHS, state and local law enforcement
-the drill will be in the Gulf area supporting civilian authorities with fighting an unconventional foe
The "unconventional foe" may describe "oil washing ashore"
"They anticipate no infrastructure and possible extreme weather conditions" may simply mean "they are sending troops and hurricane season is approaching".
-The survival of thousand Americans rests on this training
-their could be a mass evacuation of the Gulf
-there has (already) been reports of hardened troops building up in the Gulf