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President Obama instead sacrificed this important issue in to score political points . The BP spill clearly illustrates the dangers associated with offshore oil drilling . The BP oil spill , ostensibly caused by an explosion , has created the largest oil spill in history and will necessitate the largest cleanup in history . In addition , dozens of federal and state agencies are involved in the cleanup in one respect or another leading to a tremendous waste of human and financial resources Worse , the effects of the BP oil spill on other fundamental resources such as

air , food , and water are extreme and potentially catastrophic The effects include a decrease in air quality , the destruction of seafood , and water pollution that has caused fishing bans in states as far away as Mississippi and Florida ( Deepwater BP Oil Spill ' n .p The negative effects of the BP oil spill , in sum , have been and remain pervasive and comprehensive . It is difficult to imagine any benefits that might offset these types of costs when examining the offshore oil drilling debate

Offshore Oil Drilling an Unnecessary Risk : Facts versus Politics

In to understand why offshore oil drilling is unnecessary for the American economy and the American standard of living , it is necessary to place domestic oil resources in context . Even the American Air Force hugely dependent on and interest in maintaining secure supplies of oil for military readiness , openly scoffs at the notion that America needs or significantly benefits from offshore oil drilling . Specifically , in a recent article published in the Air Space Power Journal , a leading military scholar discussing oil needs argues that Even if the United States were completely self-sufficient in domestic oil production , it would not remain insulated from oil-supply disruptions in the Middle East or anywhere else . The world market determines the price of...