I was once contacted by the Torians telling me:

"The X threat is growing ; I suggest we quietly supply arms and money to any who are actively at war with them. Hopefully we can help loosen their grip on the considerable number of galactic resources they control".

Well, why not ? if I had not been myself X in the first place, I might have agreed. Looks like the Torians did put their big foot in their mouth that day!