I think his justification for the framing was that he was pitching it to his superiors, and as far as he was concerned, being military folk, they saw the world through a very particular lense... i.e. that of power, subjugation, and control...

For the same reasons that they take pains to stand up a functional navy, even during times of peace, he contends that they will need to apply the same rationale, within the emerging landscape of cyberspace...

I don't doubt that you could make an equally compelling case, in terms of framing Bitcoin as a vehicle for world peace, however I believe his contention was that had he taken that approach, his superiors would likely have dismissed him... and ultimately, his objective was to encourage them to partake of the orange pill...