actually you're wrong. the reason the rulers of other countries come to the US is because here the wallet talks, and no one is richer than politicians.
it wasn't because there was anything particularly wrong with getting the surgery in his country, its that he's one of the FEW who can afford to get that type of surgery in the states.
i love how you use a politician, a rich and affluent person by job description, as an example. he's ONE person. ONE case.
why don't you use the MAJORITY for your examples??
why don't you use the thousands cases of americans going to mexico for dental work, and other medical needs???
or the americans who marry a canadian on the books just to get some health care????
oh, that's right, in you're little world, things like this don't happen....