I can see the FC still happening, but differently.
Slower build up, maybe with Melissa marrying Hask- Davion. Multiple thing can change if the union goes slower.
You have to remember the war you fight today, is with the Army you built 20 years ago. The doctrine the mindset, and the units you build, and the tech all build on each other.
Sports analogy, you do not build a sports program in a year or two, 10x that for an army/ military.
You can have a few good units, but it comes down to average performance across multi-spectrum ware fare, otherwise your doctrinal weakness can be exploited by the enemy.
Logistics weak avoid the military hit the tail, intelligence weak, control the recon/ intel and maneuver the enemy into blunders to be exploited.
But it does not matter speaker’s story.