Only if you want to make him mad. He is able to justify anything that he does, to himself. And that's the only person he is thinking about right now...himself. It is very typical of WAS to display this type of self centered, 'selfish' behavior.
"Always go straight forward, and if you meet the devil, cut him in two and go between the pieces." - William Sturgis, clipper ship captain, 1830's.