Do Buddhists have a country or a religion to defend?

How is it that militant monks can justify waging war or violence? Is nonviolence not necessarily an absolute value for the Buddha? What scriptures are militant monks interpreting to justify war or violence? Are the militant monks making more or less suffering? Is it right to make more suffering than you have to? Do they have to? Is there groups that are a threat to Buddhists or the Buddha's teaching? >Do Buddhists have a country to defend? > >Do Buddhists have a religion to defend?