Support the troops?

[latefordinner]

"support the troops" is a vacuous phrase. If I support US troops by making them more protected then I am also making it more likely that they are able to kill insurgents. I don't hold the value of a US soldiers life any higher than that of an Iraqi insurgent's life, therefore what I support is not having a State and having non-military ways to resolve conflicts.

(though likely much less conflicts to resolve without States jockeying for resources and political power and having a ruling class that can literally "spend" the lives of its citizens to maintain/increase their power)