I think this is a very balanced comment; I hope that more people develop a more realistic understanding of the relationship between a countries armed forces and

I think this is a very balanced comment; I hope that more people develop a more realistic understanding of the relationship between a countries armed forces and its civil society. SV engineers do have rather anti-military tendencies and they should be free to do so; but I do think it would be better overall to have more engagement between the two. As you say, the Government and Military aren't going away, and shouldn't be. But they can be reformed and that's where SV can be helpful.