Couldn't agree more. The U SKU is also likely to be the only console version in HD too, it should look noticeably better, and knowing reviewers during the last couple of years having better eye candy should result in higher review scores too.
I quite like the idea of possible good uses for the GamePad too such as using it to have the gunner's eye view for using the cannon, although I guess that the movement of the gun would be pretty slow which may put a dampener on things.
Using it as nightvision binoculars should also be pretty cool if you have 360 degrees to turn in and press a button to select targets for an air strike.
But the mass-market CoD-gamer doesn't care about these things. "Where are my friends playing" is the important question.
A friend of mine, a self-proclaimed Sony fanboy, doesn't even play the non-Infinity Ward developed games because they're too different (and he shrieks every time he sees an Xbox or Nintendo controller but that's not important here^^)