I don’t think rocket boy wants war, either. He’s having too much fun with his provocations. However, he must be very careful with his actions and words or they could inadvertently lead to war. And war would spell the end of rocket boy’s fun. And his existence.
Unless Rocket Boy works out a deal.
Think about it, he can’t act unilaterally to end the regime, he’d get bumped off. The only way out is to “lose” a war, and get a nice cushy “retirement” out of it.