issues here. bp is not wanting to produce the well, for obvious reasons of being able to measure the flow, and the government, as am i, am worried about the integrity of the wellhead and further leaks around the well and in the wellhead itself. >> now, admiral allen is representing us, representing the government in this project with bp. he is not an oil man. 100 days ago, he probably knew absolutely, probably knew as much about this as i did. which is to say absolutely nothing. and so how do you imagine the dialogue going between experienced bp engineers and executives, using terminology, talking about technology they know about, they've worked with, that allen has never been around. what is his ability to sift through the truth, the risk factors in the various choices, the various options in front of him? >> you know, i've watched admiral allen develop over this last couple of months of him being in charge.