"What if a Russian armored vehicle column were approaching for attack, maneuvering between mountains about 15km (16.84 miles) away as they came forward?" - FoxNews

What if there were no real military threats and so we invented them to justify spending more on the military than the next eleven countries combined?

Theater warfare is gone but not forgotten by the war mongers War College generals. Small unit warfare has been the predominant form of engagement since Vietnam but A) we suck at it and B) there's no money in it.

Big money requires big toys which require big enemies. We keep beating the drum about the big scary Russians, but here's a fun fact:

The Russian Federation's military budget is less than ten percent of America's (8.9%).

We have a greater chance of going to war with Kentucky.

(Although mad props to FoxNews for using the subjunctive form)