There are genuine and authentic alternatives to the knee jerk, reactionary modes of supporting the troops available to all of us. This article offers food for thought for those who so piously claim to be eager to pray for and support the US troops, but who shun and refuse to pray for those who oppose the war in Iraq:

Peaceful Warrior

Others may be interested in learning more about this organization, to which some people in my family also belong:

Military Families Speak Out