When I visited the web site about peace keeping and peace making, I found out that there are dozens of people who understand the distinction. As a matter of fact, ironically, there are some people who want to talk about one being superior than the other. No, more than that, they want to suggest that peace keeping isn't valuable at all, and that peace making is the only thing that is important. It strikes me as ironic that anyone seeking peace would want to say somebody else keeping peace in a different way is wrong. But, I do understand the difference.
Peace keeping is important.
In our society, peace keeping often is associated with control and coercion and violence. It is an important role. It is a critical role. It is an essential role if you are going to have a sane society. Many of you who have been parents know that being a peace keeper is important.