He should watch the interviews with Ben Branfman. Hilary and Bloomberg before talking to the media
This is what the answer is to proportion demands
They're still recycling the same stupid questions. When the US went into Afghanistan after 9/11, once they had killed 3000 terrorists, I don't recall the media asking if it's too "disproportionate" or "excessive". Everybody was demanding we catch bin laden, whatever the cost.