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

[billym]

I can hardly believe this story, I do not understand why Obama is going to these countries and spending huge amounts of our money, can someone here explain why he is doing that. His India trip is costing a lot.

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

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.

"Except for personnel providing immediate security to the President, the US officials may not be allowed to carry weapons. The state police is competent to take care of the security measures and they would be piloting the Presidential convoy," the official said on condition of anonymity.

Navy and Air Force has been asked by the state government to intensify patrolling along the Mumbai coastline and its airspace during Obama's stay. The city's airspace will be closed half-an-hour before the President's arrival for all aircraft barring those carrying the US delegation.

The personnel from SRPF, Force One, besides the NSG contingent stationed here would be roped in for the President's security, the official said.

The area from Hotel Taj, where Obama and his wife Michelle would stay, to Shikra helipad in Colaba would be cordoned off completely during the movement of the President.

[Momof3angels]

Sickening how these liberals live high on the hog at taxpayers' expense.

Hoping and praying today is a day of reckoning for those who have been foolishly wasting our children's inheritances.

[brethorn56]

Stupid!!!!!!!!!!

[froggy]

I think if you stood under the window of Michelle's suit, you just might hear the phrase "Let them eat cake!"----if you know what I mean. I hope today's election is a good slap in the face and this arrogance will stop because the populace can't take much more and that next road I pray God prevents us from going down.

[brethorn56]

I just hope for $200 million of our hard earned tax dollars that they have a really nice meal.

[GlennO]

billyum said:

I can hardly believe this story, I do not understand why Obama is going to these countries and spending huge amounts of our money, can someone here explain why he is doing that. His India trip is costing a lot.

Exactly my thought when I heard it reported on Fox election coverage....good thing I had already finished dinner!

Mike Huckabee summed it up with words to the effect - We're better off financially with him on the road.... he'll be less costly per day than when he's in the White House!

[WazOz]

Obama is doing his damndest to make America financially bankrupt, his agenda is to see it fall from it's perch, and then he can blame the Reps for the current status after the elections, people like Obama will always blame others for their mistales, like he does with Bush, and will continue to blame everyone else.
He knows his time is short and wants to do as much damage as possible, someone needs to reign him in very soon, as Satan has let him loose.

[Meg]

BO is the most stunning example of totally unqualified for president I have ever heard of. That preacher he used to listen to got what he wanted, God da** America. God didn't, but BO sure did...

[Momof3angels]

BO's goal all along has been to bankrupt America so she is no longer the superpower that she is. With the United States out of the way, the global government can move into power so much more quickly. That has always been the goal of globalists such as BO and Soros.

If BO can't destroy us through Congress, he'll be happy to attempt the job through wasteful spending.

[seank6]

i think they know something is about to happen and he wants to get out of dodge!!

[Timna]

I think if you stood under the window of Michelle's suit, you just might hear the phrase "Let them eat cake!"----if you know what I mean. I hope today's election is a good slap in the face and this arrogance will stop because the populace can't take much more and that next road I pray God prevents us from going down.

I just hope we get to see the "imposter" go down, politically speaking.

[niemand]

This story is not true. The figures came from one source, a news agency in India that was relying on an anonymous source. A quick check of reliable news sources will reveal the truth.