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Sauron was playing Saruman like an old violin. Saruman needed to get close to the Dark Lord to have a better chance at finding the ring. Sauron saw through it, but also saw his chance to use this pawn(meaning Saruman) as an extra piece in the war.
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Sauron's plan might well have backfired, though, if Saruman had actually got hold of the Ring (and he very nearly did, but for a touch of mistaken Hobbit identity and a group of rogue Rohirrim).
I'm not saying that Saruman with the Ring would have defeated Sauron, but he would certainly have presented (to use the current parlance) a credible threat.