"Playing soldier in Iraq"? Saying that about any service member who has served Iraq is profoundly disrespectful, indeed offensive, be that you or anyone else. Whatever I may think of that ill-gotten mess, the men and women over there are not "playing."

Otherwise... this man sounds so delusional. I have been hoping, as you had mentioned earlier, that this was just some sort of scam. Clearly not.

Come to think of it, I see a strong resemblance between the way Ryan reacts to people questioning his plan, to how our Fearless Leader and his cohorts reacted to people questioning the plans for Iraq.