When asked, during his joint news conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, about civilian casualties, President Obama stated:"We have an interest in reducing civilian casualties not because it's a problem for President Karzai. We have an interest in reducing civilian casualties because I don't want civilians killed."Did anyone else notice how quickly and facilely he shifted from "we" to "I"? I find this most revealing.It makes me think that even when he said "we", he wasn't speaking for "we Americans". Maybe he was talking about himself and his advisors, or maybe he was even lapsing into Pluralis Majestatis ("the royal 'we'", as when the Queen of England says "We are not amused"). But it's a cinch that when he said "I don't want civilians killed", he was speaking for himself and not for America. And that's not just because "it's always about him", although it is just another reminder of his...(Read Full Post)