Barack Obama 'wanted to join the US military'

Barack Obama wanted to join the US military - Telegraph

Barack Obama has said he considered joining the United States military when he left school but decided not to because the Vietnam war was over and "we weren't engaged in an active military conflict at that point".

The statement is thought to be the first time during the 19-month-long presidential campaign that the Democratic nominee for the White House has indicated he once wanted to serve in uniform. The aspiration was not mentioned in either of his two volumes of memoirs.

I'm not sure where to begin with this one. I don't know if this is pandering done poorly or stupidity done well. The statement, in and of itself, is moronic for two reasons: First, everyone knows it isn't true. Second, what kind of an idiot says he didn't join because there wasn't a war to fight at the time. This should disqualify Obama from being the Commander in Chief solely based on his complete lack of understanding of what make the military work.