[Jack Moroney (RIP)]

There is way too much involved in this to provide a simple answer, however SF missions have been SF missions ever since the beginning of SF-only the names have changed and the functions more defined to enable folks to properly train and equip for those missions. The fact is that many of us trained and prepared for many missions for which we were either never called upon to execute or were called upon to execute in short order. SF teams prepare for missions based on the theater mission profiles and OPLANS that support whatever the civilian leadership deems to be important. Political will and national interests, whether properly defined or not, will determine if and when anyone is deployed/employed. Throughout our history we have been abused, improperly deployed/employed and have still been able to pull off what was expected and then some due to the professionalism of the SF soldier, common sense, and a level of expertise uncommon to most. I am sure that will not change but the one constant that will never change is the caliber, professionalism, and expertise of the SF soldier. I say that because I have seen it over a career in bad times and in good. As far as you are concerned, you train to ensure that when someone says its time for you to go that you are ready to do so. You will get only one chance and those with whom you serve will depend on you being able to do your job. It is as simple as that.
While you can worry all you want to about who will be sitting in the hallowed halls of Congress and the White House it doesn't change a thing as far as your personal focus in concerned-you are either ready to do their bidding or you will die or get someone else killed. You are the instrument that all the politicians will look to that will be used to either shore up well thought out strategies in support of our national interests or be a pawn that will pay for bad decisions that support personal political agendas and egos. If you are charged with being a leader for any of these folks, your job is to support the chain of command, get the mission done, take care of your troops and make sure that you have done everything you can do to make sure that they will be capable of executing the tasks assigned.