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Originally Posted by Thomas Calko

I fully 100% support President Bush's vision regarding the war on
terror - stay on the offensive and defeat the enemy. I understand that
a Special Forces enlistment is 5 years long and President Bush will
only be in office for 2 more years. I believe that selection and
training in the Special Forces takes at least 2 years. My point is
this, if the next US president is weak on national security and does
not support a strong military, esp. special operations, or if he lacks
an aggressive solution to terrorism, how does that affect the missions
and recruitment of Special Forces?

How does your role as elite warriors change depending on politics and
White House administration? What are your thoughts on the future of
special ops and terrorism? Does it really hinge on presidential
policy? What would happen if an anti-military president and congress
were elected? What do you guys think?

the question is this...are you motivated to serve? the oath you take is to support and defend the Constitution of the United States...you do not lose your right to vote after enlistment...but you have to live with the President the people elected...the question isn't whether or not a President affects life in SF...you are waaaay too early to be worrying about that...you need to decide to serve in the Armed Forces or not...then you need to decide if you want to volunteer for SF or not...then, you have to work your ass off to get a shot at serving in SF, then you have to make it through the training, then you have to get integrated on a team, then you have to survive a deployment or six...then, maybe, you'll have time to worry about politics...

but that's only my $0.02...