By Daily Crux Editor Justin Brill:

That's right... The U.S. could have avoided the mega-catastrophe that now looms in the Gulf. So says this unbelievable report from Canada's Financial Post.

The article details how a comprehensive - and completely free - response plan was offered by the Netherlands just 3 days after the spill occurred... and how the U.S. government repeatedly refused to accept it. Had it been used, much of the damage could have been averted.

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