He gave his old friend a flat look, before shaking his head. "And if you say that fast enough, with me still asleep, I might even believe that is the whole plan. Barid, we worked at cross purposes often enough against the metallic destroyers in the beginning of that war to show me that is not a good idea. Now come on, I can't believe that is the whole plan. I don't want the part where 'you stab Draiss a lot' included, or even 'have lieutenant shoot his wife to annoy him' parts, but this is not the plan. That was more the cliff notes you give a reporter to get them to shut up and leave you alone.<br/><br/>Cause instead of letting them get to the point of rebellion, how about instead you and me set up conflicting governments, sort of like the humans and ymocicks before the metal destroyers showed up, but without the planet killers, chemical or biological weapons, or pointless saber rattling for propaganda purposes? That gives the illusion of conflict, even with minor battles to keep it looking good, and we can even hold secret, or not so secret, meeting to determine what actually happens.<br/><br/>Cause the biggest problem I see with your idea is either it happens to fast, and people remember for a surprisingly long time, or takes to long, and you effectively stagnate anyway."