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Originally Posted by AtLastHome
Makes me sick.
Michelle Bachman is off her rocker. These figures are untrue.
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I agree with your comment on the first article, however, in reading the second one, I didn't actually see where Bachman stated the figures, she simply commented on them. The figures appear to have come from an organizer in Mumbai.
"A huge amount of around $ 200 million would be spent on security, stay and other aspects of the Presidential visit," the official said in Mumbai."
Not knowing exactly how reliable this news source is ndtv.com, I looked to see if they had any other stories regarding this Presidential visit and found this:
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/34...ma-visit-64459
Some of the itinerary could easily explain that dollar amount. May be worth peeking over.
I guess the cost of protecting our President should have no bottom line, however, it almost sounds like statements from the National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon, that is is more of a feel good about AF-PAK and to try to keep Indias support against China's rise in the socio-economic world.
The statement from Nat Sec came from another related article:
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/ob...a-factor-64145
It is also noteworthy, that Bachman not only "slammed" this administration's overspending, but alloted it to the past four years, not just his two. For me personally as a pretty bi-partisan person, I try to look at the whole picture.