Heck yes. He created the problem by giving BP a pass on safety and planning and:
1. He could have ordered that the burning rig be kept afloat by all means necessary.
2. He could have assembled the smartest oil men on the planet as soon as it occurred to began attacking the problem.
3. He could have have moved an army of resources available under his power to the area to begin containment and he still could.
His lack of real commitment to fix this is telling. This disaster is playing right into his political agenda to stop offshore drilling. He doesn't give a damn about the ecology, economy or people hurt by this.
It seems so, but it does not necessarily follow that a person who allowed a problem to occur can fix it by fiat.
Does the President personally have the power to execute your steps 1-3? Please don't get upset, I'm simply looking for information! I recently read a book by the National Guard general Honore, who coordinated the response to Hurricane Katrina, and I did not get the impression that resources *could* be moved by personal command.
//He could have ordered that the burning rig be kept afloat by all means necessary.//
They needed to put a lot more water on it didn’t they? Maybe it would have helped maybe not, but they should have tried anyway.