> Yeah, I mean, if an airstrike can beat a Transformer, even a bad one, then... The Transformers aren't really a threat to the world.
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> Sure, the Transformers may be awesome, but if you can hurt one with an airstrike, then modern military forces will start sending hundreds upon hundreds of aircraft to whack you in the face if you start making a real bid for world domination.

I don't think you quite understand how a modern military works.

Incidentally, the representation of a Combat Controller was pretty cool in that scene. I trained at the same base as those guys; their washouts get my job.