I think they’re going for world domination. The Muslims going to be pissed...the dragon’s 200 million man army soon to be on the march.
I say they head West. Stage in Iran. Boatloads full of troops heading east in the Pacific would be sitting ducks. Unless they were called ships full of masks and respirators. Lol. I would recommend our subs remain submerged. Cant possible become infected then.