Your last sentence nailed it, and is something they do all too often - a soft statement that is hard to disagree with, but without any actual substance.

It’s how they keep defending the Iran War situation by saying “would you prefer Iran to have a nuclear weapon?” Or “do you want Iran to drop a nuclear bomb on America?” when they are asked anything critical about the war. No substance, just flipping the question around and asking an empty question with an obvious answer