war ii and putting a man on the moon, those operations were successful because there was equipment and resources provided to make those missions successful. that's what we need here in the gulf coast region, enough resources and assets so that we can make this a successful fight against this oil spill. >> mayor, what about you? you said that you think you needed to see a little bit more fire in the president's eyes with this speech. what do you mean by that? >> exactly that. i mean i didn't see any grit in his craw. i didn't see the determination i want to see. i'm tired of hearing about cleaning up. that's the least we expect. no one's doing us a favor, clean up. we want you guys to fight the war offshore, declare war, bring in the assets you need to win the war offshore, and then let's get the financial remuneration out of bp and get that quickly as well. >> tony, there has been a steady