Air Force gets order to help with oil spill

BRIETBART NEWS, 4/20/2010 - WASHINGTON (AP): The Pentagon has approved the use of two Air Force planes to dump chemicals on the oil spill threatening the Gulf Coast. ∴ Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said Friday that Defense Secretary Robert Gates approved the operation by two C-130 Hercules cargo planes. ∴ The planes were sent from Ohio to Mississippi Thursday to await orders. A number of civilian planes have already been doing the same job—using chemicals to try to break up the oil. ∴ The federal government is working to determine how large a role the military should play in the cleanup. Read more at Brietbart...