The Valar did mess up, yes, but it seemed like by the time of Ar-Pharazon Numenor was already corrupt. I can't shake the feeling that Sauron just got himself involved in a place he didn't need to.
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"And forth went Morgoth, and he was halted by the elves. Then went Sauron, who was stopped by a dog and then aged men. Finally, there came the Witch-King, who destroyed Arnor, but nobody seems to remember that."
-A History of Villains
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