Unfortunately, I don't think it'll ever sell. I think there are enough people who think that military folks are bad and military justice is unjust and military action is just tool, well, icky to keep Congress from allowing such a thing.
And of course, since the Messiah has explained to us that the government exists to take care of "us", "we" don't want our HDTV money being spent on those nasty brutish soldiers who will just come back home and shoot up our neighborhoods.If this nation doesn't develop a more self-reliant and warrior-oriented attitude soon, we're toast.
Yep, like you said the point of this journey is to never arrive. Militarized drug cartels vs. Law Enforcement; we know who is going to win that contest 95% of the time.