The Democrats will not like that. Sure, it fulfills some of their objectives, but they do not want to increase the military's capibilities. That's how strong the collective trauma of the Meridian people has a hold on the national politics: the military is not respected as a saving force, it is barely trusted. It is just a tool that needs to be kept restrained unless it is necessary.
This can only go one way or the other. There is no room for compromise.