On 18Jun2022 0206, Kurt Feltenberger - kurt at thepaw.org (via tml list)
wrote:
> On 6/17/2022 1:27 AM, Rupert Boleyn - rupert.boleyn at gmail.com (via
> tml list) wrote:
>> The Zho's knew they lost
>
> Did they really?  I don't recall the Zhos ever starting a war for
> conquest, they were supposedly only to keep the 3I from intruding and
> interfering in there space.  The Sword Worlds might have been
> different, but other than as a useful tool, I don't think the Zhos
> really cared what they did.
The Imperium ended the FFW in a stronger position than when it started,
and I don't see any sign it caused a change in Imperial policy towards
expansion. Most of the previous wars didn't change Imperial policy, but
definitely slowed its expansion into areas the Zho's considered too
close to home.

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Rupert Boleyn <xxxxxx@gmail.com>