Fighting for peace may appear to be an oxymoron however all things of great achievement, value and worth with it’s ensuing rewards, come from a struggle to overcome and at a price. The struggle for peace may well require the overthrow of an opressor, it may be paid for in the blood of sons and daughters. Future acts of violence may also be required to protect it.
However if a nation is not prepared to sacrifice and fight to keep/protect the values it holds dear, then can and do it’s citizens really appreciate what it is they stand to lose or gain,do they appreciate what it is to have peace? (after many years of civil unrest societies tend to normalise conflict and seek more of the same through lack of any remembered norm). How do they re-learn to be peaceful and then value it enough to fight to keep it (metaphorically or literally)?
Having said that, all nations have a fundamental right to self determination, but in an imperfect world where centuries old conflict (the religion thing)will never go away sometimes you have to fight for your rights lest ye be laid waste by thy own hand.
