The Dept of Defense briefed the president this morning; they told Obama that 2 Brazilian soldiers were killed in Iraq. To everyone's surprise, all the color drained from Obama's face.

Then he collapsed onto his desk, head in his hands, visibly shaken, almost in tears.
Finally, he composed himself and asked, 'Just how many is a Brazilian?'

This is particularly appropriate since he obviously has no understanding of a trillion or billion either.