.223 was designed to inconvenience, not kill. the idea was it'll take 17 guys out of the fight:

The shot guy.

4 guys to carry him cause he was fat if he was easy to hit.

The shot guy's butler.

A medic.

2 sexy nurses to help the medic.

The guy whose job it is in the army to leave a fight if a guy gets shot.

The 5-piece band that plays guys off of the battlefield.

The shot guy's personal trainer.

The general who has to fill out paperwork.