>I have a nasty suspicion that a lot of those Zentraedi ships won't be
>coming back from their mission, since 10,000 ships would have been
>very handy to have around during the War of Corporate Occupation and
>the Federation Civil War. Alternatively, maybe they remained in this
>unknown distant place beyond the Rim as a first line of defence.

10,000 ships, long trip through hostile territory, desperate mission to come home...Ten thousand....Xenophon, are you there? ;) UF's version of "March Upcountry?"... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Thousand_%28Greek%29

"A good plan executed now is better than a perfect plan next week" - Gen George S. Patton, Jr.