Militarism: Machine of Freedom?

Of course this cannot be solidified as a genuine question. Nowhere can militarism advance freedom. It destroys the natural order of trade, commerce, and community; people are then pitted against each other as pawns by the State to fight whoever the State views as a threat. There is a brooding philosophy in this country that might makes right and loyalty to the State is the same thing as Patriotism.
From time to time I see stickers and banners saying "support the troops" and then I'm suddenly enlightened. We live in country where dissent as seen as vile and not supporting the troops is somehow fallacious. Well I'm going to say it...I don't support the troops what so ever. In fact I see the troops as pawns for the State to the utmost degree. They carry out orders without question, cause destruction and death for the State, and make a living through our taxes. Although, I will grant that some troops have been brave enough not to be inculcated by their superiors but those are the troops facing punishment. There is nothing productive about what soldiers do . In fact they destroy the production of all the people they invaded. What has more benefit: a store owner who provides nourishment and entertainment to his customers or a soldier that crush, kills, and destroys and doesn't provide any productive value. More on the brutal nature of the military I recommend reading Jeffrey Tucker and Laurence Vance. For those in the military who want to leave, you don't need to be there...LEAVE!
George Bush has put us in a path to destruction and I think this is the time to really look within ourselves and ask what direction do you want this country to go? Although any sort of government is not rational by any stretch, let us not be complacent to how this present regime has magnified the extent at which government works. Militarism cannot be seen as the hand maiden of piece, its the antithesis.