A dumbass, yeah, but a clever one. He'll probably have a bright future once his common sense catches up with his intelligence.
C'mon, do you think any of the teenagers you know could have pulled off going to Iraq on their own? Hell, the ones working for me couldn't find their asses with both hands and a roadmap.
He's actually a pretty cool kid. Watch for him on all the TV talk shows, etc. Book in about 6 months.