Those much vaunted "8 thousand soldiers" are the personnel manning the CSG. Not an entire brigade waiting to make landfall. Those "8 thousand soldiers" aren't going drop anchor, leave their posts on the bridge, maintenance and such to pick up a rifle and swim to shore or catch a helicopter...and those humanitarian missions didn't have to worry about bringing along Abrams, Bradley IFV's and the like.
I'm not saying that and neither is the article. I guess your thinking that.
Again...looking at everything, it's every bit possible that they have 8k around the area with all the other ships to put in there (obviously not the crew...since you can't seem to pick that up).
And again, you don't know what that carrier is loaded with. You don't know if they have all their squads, you don't know if they're running full squads.
You don't know shit about the current compliment and like typical GB'r you start making shit up, claiming it's already loaded.
Hell...I don't even buy the 8k number as being all that accurate...and the Navy isn't going to release exact compliments.
Is it probable? For the 3rd time I highly doubt it. Is it that far beyond the realm of possible...hell no.
And no shit you don't need amphibious assault ships to put down troops, but if you're looking to put down any number that would make a difference what are you going to be using? Helicopters? From where? How long would that take? Using what soldiers? Airlift them in? Again, from where? How are you going to get armor/light wheeled transport/heavy weapons etc on the beach quickly without seaborne transport? Those troops have to be stowed away somewhere and you won't be stuffing a combat brigade on an already loaded aircraft carrier. Dropping 8k can be done relatively easily, it just won't be from this strike group.
Do you even know the basic geography?
They've got like what...a 120 miles along the med. To the north is Turkey, to the south is Israel.
Even if the carrier and other ships are smack in the mid point, they could just go either way and dock - quickly.
Imagine that....DOCK the ship, and let the soldiers walk and drive their equipment off!!!
Wow...that's sophisticated, huh?
But, no according to you it's gotta be some Rambo operation with helo's going into the middle of a gun fight...and for some reason you think it has to be on a beach.
Like I said...too much television.
I'm not arguing that boots will be put on the ground and airstrikes will be carried out if Syria starts using chemical/biological agents in this conflict, it just seems that RT is jumping the gun a bit on this one.
This story is full of sensationalist BS. It took a few minutes worth of poking around on the internet to figure that out.
Yeah...and I just don't see any sensationalism.
I suppose since you're thinking that the crew has to go in too, no equipment, Rambo style...and for whatever reason you think other people are thinking that stupidly.....well I guess that would be sensational.
Porting at Haifa and simply unloading...man you didn't get that from the internet...I can't imagine lol.