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Even if [this is debatable] the creation of the medina was against the torah,
the EXISTENCE of the medina is not. [lehol hadeyot]
Dismantlement of the medina is a clear invitation to the direct …… of all the Jews in EY [chvs’h].
The only al pi derech hateva’dike force standing between the immediate mass pikuach nefesh of the yidden on one side and the murderous intentions and plans of the barbarians surrounding us , is the IDF, the extention of the medina.
You can say WHAT YOU WANT about who brought us to this situation , it will not make one iota of a difference.
Pikuach Nefesh is Pikuach Nefesh is Pikuach Nefesh.
Irrespective of it source.
We [and all yidden] are enjoined to do whatever possible in regard to p/n.
Is the medina an end of itself? NO , chas veshalom
Is the medina a means to an end? YES
It is a means to an end – of keeping Yehudim and their property in EY safe.
For the time being , the only means to that end.