US | Barack Obama Reservist: Obama's Not a Citizen, Can't Send Me to War Reservist says he shouldn't have to serve since Obama isn't a citizen By Nick McMaster Posted Jul 14, 2009 6:16 PM CDT Copied In this photo taken July 9, 2009, a U.S. Marine communicates with a fighter aircraft overhead, unseen, in Aynak, Helmand province south of Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo/David Guttenfelder) An Army reservist has devised a creative way to try to avoid going to Afghanistan: He says he isn’t obligated to follow the commander-in-chief’s orders because Barack Obama isn’t a citizen and therefore can’t legally be president, reports the Ledger-Enquirer of Columbus, Ga. His attorney, who has represented others who have challenged Obama’s citizenship, filed a request to award Maj. Stefan Frederick Cook conscientious objector status. A hearing takes place later this week. Read These Next Salesforce CEO's ICE joke leaves employees fuming. Elon Musk responds to the mass exodus at xAI. Trump no longer has to worry about Gallup approval polls. He evaded arrest for 16 years, but his luck ran out at the Olympics. Report an error