One soldier writing home summed that up nicely. He said something like what you just did, but the worded it more like: "Do you think if we were surrounded by 25 million people who wanted to kill us that we'd be alive today?"
LOL! Then why drive around in armor vehicles and tanks? Why all the hubub about body armor? Loose your armor, lose your life. LOL! Hehehe...Thanks for the belly laugh!