The country is in dire economic straits, millions are out of work, the nation’s deficit spending has skyrocketed to frightening numbers and at least half of the 50 states are facing major cuts in services, along with staggering tax increases. But none of that seems to bother the Spender-In-Chief, Barack Obama.
He, his family and about 300 of his closest friends are about to embark on THE most expensive junket in the nation’s history. As the details emerge, it would appear that the cost of this extremely unwise globetrotting extravaganza will break all existing records.
Here’s the latest update from India Today: “US President Barack Obama‘s trip to India next month is set to be the biggest ever by any US president in terms of the protocol and logistics.
Headlines Today accessed the details of elaborate arrangements that will be in place to guard Obama. He will be accompanied by US first lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Malia and Sasha.
Earlier, Obama’s daughters Sasha and Malia were not to be part of the trip. But sources revealed that Michelle’s opinion prevailed and now the girls would accompany the first American couple to India.
The US president will make a historic trip to the Taj Mahal along with his family. His visit is historic in terms of logistics which is the largest ever for a visiting US president.
Elaborate security arrangements
The presidential entourage will have 40 aircraft, including the Air Force One that will ferry the president. There will be six armoured cars, including four Barack Mobiles and a Cadillac.
Cadillac is equipped with a mini communication centre to enable Obama to be in touch with the White House, US vice president and the US strategic command. It also has the US nuke launch codes and it can withstand a chemical or germ warfare and a bomb attack.
Two secret service command posts will be set up in Delhi and Mumbai to act as the communication nerve centres. These will monitor the president’s movement with real time satellite monitoring.
Three Marine One choppers will be reassembled in India to ferry the president and his family and to evacuate them in case of any emergency.”
Please. Don’t even ask what a “Barack Mobile” is. I haven’t a clue.
Obviously, we pray there’s no emergency which would call for the reconstructed Marine choppers to evacuate the president and his family, but what about all of the other people in his entourage? We’re told that at least three jumbo jets will ferry passengers. By what means might they be evacuated?
This entire fiasco will obviously cost American taxpayers several million dollars. Several million dollars we don’t have.
I certainly hope he gets this travel bug out of his system. I’m not sure the American taxpayers will be in any mood to pay this tab.
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