BP's chief executive, Tony Hayward has admitted that his company was not well prepared for the oil rig accident.

Stryker McGuire from Newsweek and marketing consultant Allyson Stewart-Allen discuss whether the US accepts BP's apology.

Allyson Stewart-Allen says what the US appreciates is confidence, assurance and demonstrating the ability; "self-deprecation does not play in the United States".

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