To All The Liberals

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Originally Posted by Slingin Sammy 33

New Dehli TV reports the same thing.

In light of the security situation in the region, might have been smarter to have a smaller contingent (leave Michelle at home) or have the folks from Mumbai come here where we've got far more control. India is a critical ally, but $200M a day ain't chump change.

Is this information substantiated? I don't see anyone of note reporting on it and all is see is Daily Mail and et al quoting the ndtv who quotes Maharashtra government official. Where's the fact checking of these claims?

How much per day do our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan cost? How much man power and resources do we have over there? Iraq war alone cost tax payers roughly 12 billion a month. Doing simple math one arrives at expenditure of ~400 million a day. The idea that the president and his crew is spending half what we spent to wage war in Iraq is absurd. Even worse is the fact that people believe it!


Please, let's show some sanity restraint and not believe wild stories because we want to believe them. Even if 35 war ships are dispatched you have to recognize they are there to wage our wars and one can not attribute their total cost to the president's visit.

p.s. Your economic prosperity depends on mine and vice versa.