Slip of the tongue or Freudian slip?

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer was trying his best to define the seemingly incoherent US policy in Syria and in doing so may have accidentally admitted what US aims actually are.

Sean Spicer tells reporters that America's goal is to 'destabalize Syria'. After a moment's pause he corrected himself to say 'destabilize the conflict'.....not much of a correction.