Hmmm. We disagree here. I see us destroying China without committing any heavy force on the ground.
For what it's worth, I don't think Rumsfeld hates the Army. I think Rumsfeld is a shrewd businessman. He sees the SpecOps as being a heavy investment as far as dollars spent per man trained. He wants to get the maximum output from his star players. If you pay A-Rod a quarter of billion you want him to hit homers.
We are no longer in the Cold War age. Many of our rivals still are, but we have reached a new level. Our military capability and force structure should reflect that.