What is going on within the government?

What does anyone think of the President's interview with Brian Williams the other night when he said, "I make no apologies for it. It was a unanimous decision among my principals in my government, and a view that was shared by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. This is something I would do again and will continue to do whenever I have an opportunity."

What is this "my government" he speaks of and what happened to "by the people, for the people, of the people?"