Rear-View Analysts . . .
Now that AF447 has been located it is easy to ask: "Why didn't you just look there in the first place and save all that time, trouble and money?" Regardless of when or where or whether the wreckage was found, there were bound to be accusations of "too close, too far, too much, too soon, too complete . . . " If the problem had been easy it would have been solved a long time ago.
It is good the authorities have involved recovery resources from multiple agencies and nationalities. Regardless of the outcome of the investigation there will be conspiracy accusations. Anomaly or even completeness will be seen by some as "evidence" of a coverup. The more BEA involve independent participants, the less likely the accusations are to resonate with the public.
If the problem had been easy it would have been solved a long time ago.