Thread: Quick we need a distraction.

The problem with foreign interventions like this, is for every big bad dictator we topple, we support another and turn a blind eye to two more.

Originally Posted by DJ Mr. White

How much do Presidential visits to Africa normally cost?

When your talking 60-100 million for a trip dont you think your question is a bit irrelevant? It should be a sign of a problem that a question like yours even got brought up.

Originally Posted by triggerhappy2005

Is it for sure that it costs $60-100 million?

I dont know. I've read that number a few times in different locations but i dont know any real facts on it.

I guess the number seems plausible when you take into consideration the assets used.

"Hundreds of U.S. Secret Service agents will be dispatched to secure facilities in Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania. A Navy aircraft carrier or amphibious ship, with a fully staffed medical trauma center, will be stationed offshore in case of an emergency."

"Military cargo planes will airlift in 56 support vehicles, including 14 limousines and three trucks loaded with sheets of bullet*proof glass to cover the windows of the hotels where the first family will stay. Fighter jets will fly in shifts, giving 24-hour coverage over the president’s airspace, so they can intervene quickly if an errant plane gets too close."

Document: Major resources needed for Obama Africa trip - The Washington Post

I dont see a party line on this they are all spending WAY to much money on their vacations. They estimate Bush at 59 million for his 8 years and Obama is killing that. At the end of the day would knocking their vacation expenses to a realistic level be a bad thing? Christ i've gone years without taking a vacation and when i did i spent a couple grand not millions worth.

Apparently taking the job as president is actually the best job to have because half the time your on a paid vacation.

Heres the sick part. They estimate the number of people in poverty in this country at a bit shy of 50 million. So in the middle of a sequester he plans a vacation that could make millionaires out of every person under the poverty level. Thats just wrong.