The biggest tragedy has been the loss of 11 human lives on the Deepwater Horizon.
Does it suck? Yeah, the oil spill sucks. Loss of life, loss of resources, loss of some nice animals.
Is it the worst thing that has ever happened? No. Is it even close? No.
Will some animals die? Yeah, they will definitely suffer. Will some animal species go extinct? Probably, theres a lot of oil out there and its not very conducive to breathing or swimming in.
Have animal species gone extinct before? Yes. Have for billions of year, will billions of years from now.
Will the humans be alright? Yes. Will the Earth be alright? We’d have to be morons to think that something like this oil spill could drastically and catastrophically harm the planet. So, yes, the Earth is going to be just fine.
Is our president handling it well? Probably better than I or most other people could.
That is all.