One of the most controversial topics in peace making is attitudes towards the military. In reality, many peace makers respect the armed forces.
A peace making friend of mine commented recently that she would not want to live in a country without a military. A military exists to protect a country. The problem is when that military is ordered by its government to invade and occupy another country. To that end, many of us say that we respect our troops -- and we want to bring them home. I think more peaceniks are far more leery of the government that gives the orders, rather than the troops themselves.
