It still looks like a long way until EMV credit cards are commonly available to non "high-net-worth" customers in the U.S.
http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/06/12/travel/how-to-avoid-credit-card-problems-abroad-practical-traveler.html?hpw
Continuing saga with non-chipped US credit cards
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so discouraging.