So as you might be aware, President Obama is overseas in Asia heading to the G-20 summit. The above headline is what his travels are costing America.
The question I ask is whether this is normal and justified. I mean, what did it cost President Bush to travel? For that matter, did he travel - outside of the US? The math works out to about $666,000 per person! I can only guess what the fuel costs for Air Force one are, plus armor plated vehicles in every country.
So while I could fact check most of this on the 'Internet', I am writing this entry on my phone. Feel free to correct me.
Thanks for reading,
J^3
PS. So the initial estimates might be wrong:
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/05/india-on-200-million-a-day-no/
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/india.asp