Isn’t it us, who started a war with him? Lead by our old witnesses?

No. See for example this for an explanation of why “the witnesses started it” argument is bogus. It’s nothing less than an attempt to re-write history.

Also see
https://hackernoon.com/inside-trons-steem-takeover-attempt-and-the-birth-of-the-hive-blockchain-ya1g63249
and
https://peakd.com/steem/@lukestokes/how-steem-became-hive