Light Infantry Outdated? Lessons from Bolt from the Blue

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I read a lot more about the US not needing armored divisions anymore, which frankly makes much more sense (and this from a former tanker).

Current developments in Ukraine notwithstanding, in my view for the foreseeable future the US needs more, rather than less, light infantry to deal with low-intensity threats such as we're seeing in Iraq, etc. Of course the US should retain some heavy forces as well, but not at the expense of reducing light infantry.

I would be cautious about drawing any conclusions from Bolt from the Blue, because both light infantry capabilities and the threat facing them have evolved very significantly since that time period.