I believe most of the pundits are confused about "Peace and Legislation or War and Investigation"

[TeamPooka]

In my interpretation Trump isn't referring to an external war in the quote.
he's not going to wag the dog and start a war with Iran or Venezuela.

He's referring to a previous quote of his on the day after the Blue wave election last year at his presser where he said something like "if they (Democrats) want investigate me we will go to war and investigate them back" or something like that.

It's a political war of dirt and dirty tricks that he is promising.
he thinks every politician is as dirty as he is and he can false equivalence his way out of it.
Expect more Ralph Northam type ratfucking to happen.
he is desperate and cornered