Do you know how many shuttle launches there were before we found out about bad O-rings? When you identify a major safety issue, you fix it. Originally Posted by MunchmastermanSafety issue? What safety issue? BP was running almost a million dollars a day for the rig. Halliburton was being pressured and poured sub-quality cement and then didn't test it. Then the redundant device, the blow out preventer, failed. For all we know cheapskate BP bought it at an Saudi Arabian garage sale. And boom. Who are you making excuses for? BP? Halliburton? Obama? BP and their management are nothing shy of serial killers that's why Macando blew.