The response is ` ` go on as long as it takes , '' Thad Allen says . Allen says we need to better understand what 's happening on the sea floor . Whether BP re - uses the water should be a policy issue , he says .
The response will `` go on as long as it takes , '' Thad Allen says . Allen says we need to better understand what 's happening on the sea floor . Whether BP re-enters the reservoir would be a policy decision , he says .