Barack Obama and John McCain each promise that as president they'd continue to transform the U.S. military into a bigger, more agile force that can tackle insurgencies and help allies thwart terrorism. However, the candidates differ on what role the military should play in global affairs. "The Department of Defense has been the preemptive force of the last eight years," said Col. Michael Meese, a professor and the head of the department of social sciences at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Whether Defense continues in that role — or the State Department, with the U.S. Agency for International Development, picks it up — is a question for the next administration, Meese said. While there may be big differences in how the presidential candidates would use the military, they generally agree on what kind of force the U.S. needs.

Both candidates say they would rebuild U.S.Forces, but how have they voted in the past? Both candidates are in the position to inherit a war in two countries how have they voted to support those wars in the past? Which candidate will allow the U.S. Armed Forces to do their job with the least amount of interference and the greatest amount of leadership? Historically the American military does not lose wars, the politicians in Washington do it for them.

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