Riversend,
Thanks for that.
I have friends that seem too think that the military/police and any organization that wears a uniform or demands teamwork and self sacrifice is THE PROBLEM, not the SOLUTION :(
While diplomcy certainly has its place, when the chips are down here or abroad, and your (_*_) is on the line, WHO would your rather have deciding your fate, some bureaucrat/diplomat who talks in circles, or a Fire Rescue/Swat team, or a company of US Marines coming too the rescue ;)
 I suspect my friends would concede that talk is cheap, action takes commitment!