you do realize the IDF utilize 10/22.....and the Russians used the SV-99......Unless it is somehow determined that rabbits, squirrels, and the like are posing a direct threat to humans requiring a highly trained armed response, I tend to agree. The only "tactical" application I could see for a .22 would be for some very specific application, such as a suppressed 22 being used to knock out lights prior to a raid (where "real" tactical weapons would be used). I have heard conversations where they could be employed in the same fashion against guard dogs, but since I've had to chase down squirrels and rabbits shot with a .22, I think the chances of instantly"ninja killing" a vicious dog without ending up with a yelping, barking, possibly enraged dog compromising the mission are more likely absent a perfectly placed single shot. Hell, I had to shoot a vicious stray dog in Afg. on an objective once- 77 grain 5.56 to the chest and that thing still put on quite a show before it died.
just because its a .22 doesnt mean its not a "real gun"......or that it cant be used effectively in a "tactical" role.....