BP v USA

I cannot help but feel annoyed about the America reaction towards BP and the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Yes, I know it is a terrible thing that has destroyed the environment and killed many species of animal, bird and fish and as had and ecological and economical fallout on the areas effected and yes BP should be accountable. But...and this is my BUT...to drag the CEO and other high ranking officials into the White House and in Front of Congress seems to be unbelievably hypocritical of the US Government. To slam BP and expect them to apologise and pay compensation for damaged caused.
So why does this annoy me so...
...Well all this coming from one of the biggest polluting countries in the world....The biggest polluting country in the so called Western World. A country that has had it's fair share of oil based disasters that they, themselves had been slow to react to. A country that refused to sign the Kyoto Treaty on cutting down emissions, while the rest of the countries involved with the Kyoto summit did sign it. The US Government also backs, financially, and otherwise, companies to desecrate large areas of Amazonian rain forest to drill for oil and then turns a blind eye to the illegal practices of those companies which dump tons and tons of oil into the forest and into the water, making it impossible for anything to grow or inhabit such areas ever again, while fish in the polluted parts of the Amazon River are dying, and wildlife in the polluted part of the forest have died from the toxins. The tribal people are losing their lively hoods and are having to struggle in these areas, that have been killed off by US companies.
What is the reaction of the US Government to the above mentioned....Ummmm! Can you hear anything?.....NO!....Oh! yes that's right...they stay silent.

My rant for the day!!!!!!