Saruman for or against Sauron?

Originally Posted by Kuruharan

He might have tried, but he would have been turned into Aruman Butter immediately afterwards for his presumption.



Depends...

I think Saruman deserves a lot of credit for amassing 10,000 formiddable warriors which, man-to-man not even Mordor could match. Perhaps he could have held out against Mordor long enough to wield the ring.