When I see people protesting the war, I see two different types. The first is those who don't support the mission whatsoever - those folks get on my nerves, because despite what they say of their support for the military, if they don't support my mission and recognize that what I am doing is important, then they're being hypocritical and don't really support me (again, this is my personal opinion). In this case, I would agree with you caleb, that people in this group should watch this video, or read things like
this - to understand that things like guns and the military are a source of peace - at best a deterrent, and at worst, an answer to conflict when all else fails.
The second group I see out there is the group that recognizes our need to fight, but has grown weary of our sacrifice and is doing their best to find a way to exit the war without compromising our mission. I don't know how exactly to describe these guys, but I hope you get what I'm saying. They recognize the need for war but also that there have got to be better ways of going about this then what we've done so far. Unfortunately this group tends to just get thrown into the first one and are misunderstood.