You gotta wonder if the Chinese weren’t, at least in part, just trying to screw with our National Reconaissance Office.
“Senator, the People’s Liberation Army Navy has opened up a dangerous Aircraft Carriers on Small Landlocked Lakes Gap. Clearly, we need several billion dollars to construct aircraft carriers in Lincoln, Nebraska and Oklahoma City.”
You are evil. 
Wouldn’t it be easier to attack Chicago by land?
During Rush Hour?!?
:eek:
You’re mad!!
The army would vanish, & never be seen again!
Although, I suppose all their hubcaps would turn up at flea markets for years… 
It might work if you were “On a mission from God” and were being chased by Nazi’s and Carrie Fisher.
They wouldn’t vanish; they’d simply be stuck on the Dan Ryan endlessly. :eek:
Ok, that’s funny.