Understood. As a 10 year Veteran though, I chafe at the notion that I was willing to put my life on the line for a politician. After all, he was being interviewed as the President of the United States. This wasn't an off-the-cuff statement made at a press conference or public event.

Well, as we heard just a little while ago vis a vis Barry and his pro stance on gay marriage, he's not above screwing the pooch and committing his own political gaffes. This one outweighs just about anything that Joe Biden has said -- but Joe is stupid and that's why he says the dumbass stuff he says. Barry's much more calculating, but he'll screw up too.
If I were to be retiring right about now rather than back when Slick Willie was King, I'd most likely hide that retirement certificate rather than have Barry's name on it. That's how much of an insult he is to me.