RichM both those scenarios validate Dave’s comment
No they do not.
Dave’s comment was attempting to claim that there is a contradiction between a person being “well up for war” and supporting “the status quo”, a la Nikki Haley - this is false as you can be in favour of war only when it is needed to defend the status quo.
RichM both examples are from one sides perspective
Well durrrrr.
That doesn’t mean the scenarios don’t still demonstrate that it’s possible for a person to be both up for war and for maintaining the status quo. A person can continue to hold those views without them being at odds with each other. The perspective of the other side is not needed when evaluating the person in question’s attitude.