First, thank you for your service. 03-07 were quite some rough years.

> realistically we're more likely to be fighting a handful of goat herders in Afghanistan with an AK and a bag full of rice before we're taking on an armored division.

Absolutely true. And to keep this statement true in the future as well, it will make sense to heed FDR’s advice to speak softly and cary a big stick. We need advanced weapons not in order to use them, but in order not to use them.