Bush going to Argentina and taking 2,500 security officers with him

bush will attend the summit of the americas, scheduled for november 4-5 in mar del plata, argentina, after all...

For months there has been speculation that Bush would possibly cancel his visit to South America at the last minute, largely because of security concerns but also because differences have reportedly arisen between the Argentine and US governments over the wording of the final statement of the summit.

But the White House confirmed two weeks ago that Bush will attend the summit scheduled for November 4-5 in the city of Mar del Plata, located 400 kilometres south of Buenos Aires on the South Atlantic coast.

Gutiérrez said yesterday that Bush will be accompanied by "a large group" including aides and security staff. "I don’t have the exact number of people but it will be quite a large group," said the ambassador. Reports have said the US government is expected to fly 2,500 security officers to guard Bush in Mar del Plata.

i had no idea a security contingent of that size was required for a presidential junket... good lord... the expense... the disruption to people's daily routines... the expense...

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