US to spend $200 mn a day on Obama's Mumbai visit

NDTV ^ | November 2, 2010

[maggief]

Mumbai: The US would be spending a whopping $200 million (Rs. 900 crore approx) per day on President Barack Obama's visit to the city.

"The huge amount of around $200 million would be spent on security, stay and other aspects of the Presidential visit," a top official of the Maharashtra Government privy to the arrangements for the high-profile visit said.

About 3,000 people including Secret Service agents, US government officials and journalists would accompany the President. Several officials from the White House and US security agencies are already here for the past one week with helicopters, a ship and high-end security instruments.

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[Undocumented_capitalist]

Compare that to Mahatma Gandhi who lived on $2/day.

[jazminerose]

What would it cost to keep him there longer?

[ClearCase_guy]

Michael Jackson managed money more intelligently.

[GeronL]

OMG.

This should bring impachment alone.

ridiculous.

[dforest]

What a waste. How many friends and buddies will Moochelle be taking along to cheer up this time?

I wish they wouldn’t come back.

[bayouranger]

How much does an F-22 cost again?

[mom4melody]

Why is he going there?????

[kevinm13]

40 planes, 3000 people, backup teleprompters, many, many hotel rooms. Barry is getting out of town after the drubbing he will take today in the midterms.

[circlecity]

How he can do this when so many people are wondering where their next paycheck will come from is breathtaking.

[Ann Archy]

3000??? THREE THOUSAND PEOPLE??/??//? OMG!

[mom4melody]

Why is he taking 3000 people?????

WTH???

[MissH]

I want to know as well - it better be some really great reason. My guess is that he wants to be as far from Washington as possible while his party is going down in flames.

[The Shrew]

The issue isn't just the cost. What percent of our US Air Force airlift capacity is represented by these forty aircraft? What are those aircraft and crews NOT doing because they are lifting O's entourage to and from Mumbai? What is the strategic risk to our airlift capacity by having those forty aircraft in the same proximity without US Forces to protect them on the ground?

Somehow, I think the answers to those questions are pretty damning to "The One".

Regards,

TS

[RummyChick]

OMG..is this number right??? Isn’t he going to be gone for 10 days. 2 billion dollars???????????????

[nmh]

The one in the red thinig could be a dead rigner for Michele. She could get back to her “roots”.

[maggief]

Hmmm ....

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_obama-to-deliver-speech-against-terror-at-taj-hotel-in-mumbai_1461337

US President Barack Obama will deliver a speech against terrorism at Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai, one of the targets of 26/11 attack, during his visit to India beginning November 6.

[Clump]

I want to use this as an opportunity to apologize for suggesting yesterday on another thread that the GOP should cut the WH’s budget by 90%.
They should cut it by 99% first thing, first day.