What do you get for $2 billion?

[airdvr 210]

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6A24UN20101104

Hopefully someone to answer tech support who speaks more fluent english. But seriously, $200 million per day?!

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

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.

Please don't dent the planet.

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[Andy9o8 2]

Snopes verdict: "Probably False:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/india.asp

Oopsie. Facts are so inconvenient. So, apparently, is fact-checking.

[airdvr 210]

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Snopes verdict: "Probably False:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/india.asp

Oopsie. Facts are so inconvenient. So, apparently, is fact-checking.

Haven't seen any facts on Snopes. I see probably.

Please don't dent the planet.

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Snopes verdict: "Probably False:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/india.asp

Oopsie. Facts are so inconvenient. So, apparently, is fact-checking.

Haven't seen any facts on Snopes. I see probably.

I bet his diplomacy will not be anywhere NEAR the financial failure of the last guy who failed at everything other than pissing off the whole world.

[Andy9o8 2]

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Snopes verdict: "Probably False:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/india.asp

Oopsie. Facts are so inconvenient. So, apparently, is fact-checking.

Haven't seen any facts on Snopes. I see probably.

Is that what you're hanging your position on? OK; works for me.

Oh, what the heck, I'll be more specific. The burden to produce facts regarding an accusation is upon the accuser, not upon those that challenge the accuser to back up what he accuses.

[airdvr 210]

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Snopes verdict: "Probably False:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/india.asp

Oopsie. Facts are so inconvenient. So, apparently, is fact-checking.

Haven't seen any facts on Snopes. I see probably.

Is that what you're hanging your position on? OK; works for me.

Oh, what the heck, I'll be more specific. The burden to produce facts to support an accusation is upon the accuser, not upon those that challenge the accuser to back up what he accuses.

No one is on trial here. I understand it's been a tough week for liberals in general. Your mood is showing.

Since no one can say for certain who is going and what assets are pledged for the trip I guess we'll always have to live with 'probably'. More like maybe.

Please don't dent the planet.

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[turtlespeed 221]

So you are saying that Reuters is falsifying this information?

You are saying that Reuters is not a viable source anymore?

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[popsjumper 2]

Well, call me stupid. I clicked the link at 12:50 eastern and I missed any reference in the article to $2 billion.

You must have linked one article and quoted a different one as shown in a different thread on this topic.

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
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Well, call me stupid. I clicked the link at 12:50 eastern and I missed any reference in the article to $2 billion.

You must have linked one article and quoted a different one as shown in a different thread on this topic.

Yep....sorry http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/us-to-spend-200-mn-a-day-on-obama-s-mumbai-visit-64106

Please don't dent the planet.

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[popsjumper 2]

Getting the military to follow you around and cover your trip is an expensive proposition. Was that counted in $66k/person calculation?

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239

[Andy9o8 2]

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So you are saying that Reuters is falsifying this information?

You are saying that Reuters is not a viable source anymore?

It's obvious that you haven't read the Reuters article.

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Getting the military to follow you around and cover your trip is an expensive proposition. Was that counted in $66k/person calculation?

Hey I am sure there are plenty of the posters here that would be perfectly happy if someone shot down the presidents plane based on their past posting habits.

[turtlespeed 221]

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Getting the military to follow you around and cover your trip is an expensive proposition. Was that counted in $66k/person calculation?

Hey I am sure there are plenty of the posters here that would be perfectly happy if someone shot down the presidents plane based on their past posting habits.

The US doesn't need that right now.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[billvon 2,998]

>What do you get for $2 billion?

Potentially part of a trillion dollar economy.

"India's booming trillion-dollar economy is one of the few a stars in a struggling world economy, offering U.S. investors massive opportunities."

Might be worth a little effort, eh?

[airdvr 210]

As I said in my OP, possibly someone to answer tech support phones that speaks fluent english.

But seriously, it looks like we have on big commodity India might be interested in...our knowledge of food .

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Under the dialogue the two sides have set up three working groups for strategic cooperation in Agriculture and Food Security; Food Processing, Agricultural Extension, Farm-to-Market linkages; and Weather and Crop forecasting.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/latest-news/India-should-open-retail-to-FDI-US-biz/articleshow/6863751.cms

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[billvon 2,998]

>But seriously, it looks like we have on big commodity India might
>be interested in...our knowledge of food .

True. Monsanto is already making a lot of money there.

[Prior23 0]

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http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6A24UN20101104

Hopefully someone to answer tech support who speaks more fluent english. But seriously, $200 million per day?!

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

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.

There's already a thread about this topic.

B.A.S.E. #1734

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this'll put them over 2 bil...
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/indian-security-officials-work-to-protect-obama-from-falling-coconuts/

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this'll put them over 2 bil...

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/indian-security-officials-work-to-protect-obama-from-falling-coconuts/

You guys will believe anything you read online that is anti-Obama... I still want to know what source found out it was 200 million a day because that's secure information the white house will not and cannot give out.

B.A.S.E. #1734

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I still want to know what source found out it was 200 million a day because that's secure information the white house will not and cannot give out.

AH HA!!! so you agree they are sinisterly hiding something.....for the children

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[rushmc 23]

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/34-warships-sent-from-us-for-obama-visit-64459

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/8109295/Coconuts-removed-from-trees-in-preparation-for-Barack-Obamas-India-trip.html

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_tunnel-for-obama-near-mani-bhavan_1461946

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/obama-visit-critised-for-overthetop-spending/134409-2.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/04/barack-obama-india-visit-cost-claim

Ya

probably wont cost much huh

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6A24UN20101104

Hopefully someone to answer tech support who speaks more fluent english. But seriously, $200 million per day?!

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

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.

Typical bullshit from Teabaggerville, They throw out the lies and then want you to disprove them. Kind of like one of our truther friends.

http://factcheck.org/2010/11/ask-factcheck-trip-to-mumbai/

[rushmc 23]

fact check


http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/34-warships-sent-from-us-for-obama-visit-64459

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/8109295/Coconuts-removed-from-trees-in-preparation-for-Barack-Obamas-India-trip.html

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_tunnel-for-obama-near-mani-bhavan_1461946

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/obama-visit-critised-for-overthetop-spending/134409-2.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/04/barack-obama-india-visit-cost-claim

What do you think all this costs?

I dont know

do you?

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[Amazon 7]

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http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6A24UN20101104

Hopefully someone to answer tech support who speaks more fluent english. But seriously, $200 million per day?!

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

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.

Typical bullshit from Teabaggerville, They throw out the lies and then want you to disprove them. Kind of like one of our truther friends.

http://factcheck.org/2010/11/ask-factcheck-trip-to-mumbai/

Some people in this country who have never travelled have problems with exchange rates.... and since the Rupee is about 45 rupee per American Dollar... ok.. 200 million gets you... well lets see if they can actually do the maths

[Andy9o8 2]

Snopes has now update this from "probably false" to "false"

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/india.asp

Debunked on the today's home page on CNN.com, too.

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It began with an anonymous source quoted in an Indian press report -- that President Obama's overseas trip would cost $200 million a day for a total of $2 billion. But, as CNN's Anderson Cooper reports, the figures are pure myth.