"and strick - you dont need a 5million man army for modern warfare-they already found out in 91 they didnt need a half million troops to do the job in Iraq."

Ah, there's the rub. To win the battles, no, you're right. Holding the ground afterward is different as Napoleon learned. A half million tied down here, a half million tied down there and before you know it, you don't have any troops left at all. Then they all try to over throw you at once, so what have you gained?