Soldiers who deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan must be trained to engage in combat using the latest in lethal-weapons technology. But for soldiers preparing to deploy on a peacekeeping mission, nonlethal weapons instruction is an important part of their deployment training. Rather than full-metal-jacketed ammunition and other deadly weaponry, soldiers in nonlethal weapons training learn about pepper spray, rubber bullets, tear-gas grenades, stun guns and batons.

Why are we training our troops to be non lethal? Are they military fighting men or just a police force? Should our men be armed with rubber bullets and batons when the people they are try to subdue are armed with AK-47s? What is wrong with this picture?

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