SWAT TEAMS to the Oil Rigs?

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Re: SWAT TEAMS to the Oil Rigs? #151446 04/30/2010 02:35 PM 04/30/2010 02:35 PM
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,763 43/18 McMedic Senior Member
McMedic Senior Member Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,763 43/18	Quote Originally posted by pcosmar: Quote "Earlier today, DHS Secretary Napolitano announced that this incident is of national significance and the Department of Interior has announced that they will be sending SWAT teams to the Gulf to inspect all platforms and rigs. And a SWAT Team knows what about drilling Oil? Or Oil Rigs? WTF ?? I was wondering the same thing. I thought I had "mis-heard" at first, but he did say "SWAT." Far be it from me to defend ole Barry, but I honestly don't think he knew what he was talking about. I don't think that idiot knows a SWAT team from a swap meet. MMS(Minerals Management Service) is the federal regulatory agency that is over things like oil drilling. They don't travel with SWAT teams. The US Coast Guard also has some regulatory power over certain oilfield practices. If a "SWAT" team were to be deployed it would most likely be by the USCG. I spent a few years in the oilfield and never saw a SWAT team utilized. Even when we got boarded by CBP-ICE they only brought sidearms and a dog. And they were actively searching for illegals. Somebody screwed up his teleprompter.