Thread: 34 warships sent from US for Obama visit

This is alot more than 200 million a day.


http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/34-wa ... isit-64459

New Delhi: The White House will, of course, stay in Washington but the heart of the famous building will move to India when President Barack Obama lands in Mumbai on Saturday.

Communications set-up, nuclear button, a fleet of limousines and majority of the White House staff will be in India accompanying the President on this three-day visit that will cover Mumbai and Delhi.

He will also be protected by a fleet of 34 warships, including an aircraft carrier, which will patrol the sea lanes off the Mumbai coast during his two-day stay there beginning Saturday. The measure has been taken as Mumbai attack in 2008 took place from the sea.

Arrangements have been put in place for emergency evacuation, if needed.

Obama is expected to fly by a helicopter -- Marine One -- from the city airport to the Indian Navy's helibase INS Shikra at Colaba in south Mumbai.

From there, he will drive down in Lincoln Continental -- the Presidential limousine -- to the nearby the Taj Hotel.

Two jets, armed with advanced communication and security systems, and a fleet of over 40 cars will be part of Obamas convoy.

Around 800 rooms have been booked for the President and his entourage in Taj Hotel and Hyatt.

The President will have a security ring of American elite Secret Service, which are tasked to guard the President, along with National Security Guards (NSG) and personnel from central paramilitary forces and local police in Mumbai and Delhi.

Similar arrangements will be in place in Delhi, with the Air Force One to be kept in all readiness throughout Obama's stay here from Sunday afternoon to Tuesday morning.

Maurya Hotel, where the President will stay, has already been swarmed by American security personnel and protective measures have been put in place.

Security drills are already been carried out at the hotel as well as Rajghat which he will visit.

Sources said 13 heavy-lift aircraft with high-tech equipment, three helicopters and 500 US security personnel have arrived in India ahead of Obama's visit.

The US security has also brought interception and obstruction device, sniffer dogs, rescue gadgets.

Apart from Obama's Air Force One, a few private luxury jets carrying top American corporate leaders, who are part of Obama entourage, are also expected to arrive in India in next 2-3 days.

All high-rise buildings in the vicinity of Mumbai's Taj Mahal hotel and Delhi's Maurya Sheraton hotel, where the US President will stay, are being sanitised and security personnel will be positioned on rooftops to prevent any air-borne attack.

The Ridge area - opposite Delhi's Maurya Sheraton hotel - has been illuminated by floodlights as part of the heightened security drill.

The Home Ministry has already issued an alert for Mumbai and Delhi asking authorities to take extra precautions during Obama's visit as well as on Diwali on Friday.


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Story first published:
November 04, 2010 15:23 IST

Has any other U.S. president ever been this blatantly wasteful? And what could he possibly be so afraid of in India that he feels the need for such over the top security while there? I honestly believe he's just spending as much as he can while he can in order to ruin this country as much as possible during his short time in the white house.

He's been doing nothing BUT SPENDING since he got into the Oval Office!

200 MILLION DOLLARS A DAY

I have been trying to call the Whitehouse and the number is still busy
1-202-456-1111

I just got through...Told them I was angered by his actions

according to what i read on fox the 200 million number is highly inflated , along with the 34 warships ...

the military guy they intereviwed said generally a carrier task force will have around 12 ships ...

i'll bet it's more like 20 planes ... as for the personel , 3 K sounds about right ...

i saw bush come to town once and i've never seen so many motorcyle cops in my entire life ..

but the motorcycle cops were local police

Originally Posted by jamesw62

200 MILLION DOLLARS A DAY

and over 3000 people tagging along. There is anotehr story today about the US military building a 2 mile long bomb proof tunnel so Obama can visit the Ghandi museum.

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_t ... an_1461946

The amount of tax payers' money being wasted by Obama and the Democratrs is just unreal. Especially at a time when the rest of us are tightening the belts because of the bad economy.

But the really sick thing is Obama doesn't care what we think or care. He just wants to stay out of the White House as much as he can. When he is there is isn't any good. Reports are he arrives late, laughs when he shouldn't, looses focus fast and leaves soon after he arrives. He's live a youngster with hyper activity disorder or something. He is way over his head and has no clue. It's just one 4 year long party and travel vacation for him and of course that wife of his. Geez, what a waste of 4 years and billions of dollars to have him is office.

SST, do you have any links to such "reports?"