He didn't understand at all what you asked for, only that you asked for it. Unfortunately, his next response was "well, there's not enough information" without admitting to himself that it is " ... information that I understand". So he responded as if it were a truly over-general request. Thus the incorrect request for "specifics".
I bet that if you were to challenge him on that he'd say "I didn't understand all that so I just ignored it".
But you knew all this already, don't you? :-)
Wade.