This means that we need to use military transport aircraft. We currently fly two large transports: the C-17 and the C-5.
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We have 223 C-17s and 57 C-5s; let's assume they're all operational and can be converted to troop transport roles (unlikely).
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The C-17 can fit 134 passengers; the C-5, 358. This means we're looking at about 16704 sorties just to deport 3 million immigrants.
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This operation would not only stretch all of those aircraft to their limits, it would also totally eliminate US airlift capacity globally.
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The deportation operation would bring our military's operational capabilities to a grinding halt. No capability to deploy *anywhere*.
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By comparison, during Operation: Iraqi Freedom, the US flew 24,000 airlift sorties over 6 weeks. This was a full scale deployment.
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So the cost of this deportation plan is literally on the same order magnitude as deploying half our military.
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And it would completely eliminate any ability for the military to deploy airlift capabilities to respond to humanitarian crises for months.
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Like every single other plan he has, the data and the math don't work out to a practical reality.
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obv not a fan of this plan but it seems you're assuming they can fly continuously which isn't a good assumption.
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oh, I'm estimating the mos rapid approach, which is def absurd. Just using his own words.
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