Are Orcs That Bad?

[Gwathagor]

Originally Posted by Morthoron

It seems Sauron did no better with his Ring than without it

Of course, one of the basic premises of the trilogy is that if Sauron gets ahold of the ring, they're all screwed - since, at least in principle, he's more powerful with the Ring than without it. But it's possible that Sauron, Gandalf, and Elrond were entirely mistaken on this point. I'm sure you could argue it.