I just couldn't get that excited because I couldn't own one. Then I finally realized I could own a semi-version since I don't live in one of those anti States.
I wonder how this will effect the High Power Matches some day when all of our service rifles have optics?
I'm excited about it for historical reasons...the U.S. military only adopts an entirely new service rifle about once every 40 years or so, so being able to observe the process, whilst a war is going on, is most edifying. Seeing the obvious effects of that war on the process (which seems to be speeding up considerably) is also useful.
I am also excited because it seems that I might be able to puyrchase and own a version of my country's standard service arm that I actually can trust, something I simply cannot say about the M16 variants.
Either way, watching the process unfold will be fun, and I hope it can be followed here, by ourselves and anyone else with info.