[Quiet Man Cometh]

Ah. Yes, I think I recall something about that. Well that changes things doesn't it.

Well Gandalf andd Sarumon were taking a hand in things. If I recall -and am interpretting- the book correctly, then Sarumon was spying on Sauron through the Palantir but was eventually influenced by Sauron into working for him, possibly without being aware of it at first.

I guess, if the Valar are intended to defend the children of Iluvitar and such, then the question might be how much dirt must Sauron kick up before they feel obliged to intervene, especially since the denizens of Middle Earth are making their own attempts to deal with him.