[Poohbah]

A bit of work and design, and a 50,000 capacity troop ship could be outfitted in no time.

Sure.

Try unloading those 50,000 troops under fire.

[XBob]

265 - "Try unloading those 50,000 troops under fire."

Well, unloading at their own port (remember xlinton trying very hard to give our Navy Base at Long Beach to the Chinese?) Port Hillary, will give them some military and california police protection (remember the reports of the national guard under xlinton in 1998-99 being tested to see if they would fire on American citizens), and remember the picture of Elian Gonzoles going home to Cuba, courtesy of an M-16?