I think your point is weakened a bit by the fact that SpaceX is both the only company flying a rocket designed for re-usability, as well as the company that is

I think your point is weakened a bit by the fact that SpaceX is both the only company flying a rocket designed for re-usability, as well as the company that is iterating their design far faster than any of their competitors. SpaceX has had trouble getting approved for Air Force launches in the past because they "tweak" the design of Falcon 9 too often. They had to commit to NASA to fly seven launches of a "fixed" design (what SpaceX is calling "Block 5") before they will be allowed to fly crewed missions (for NASA).