I think uliberalheretic meant the Arab conquests of the 7 th century . <| sep |> Thank you ! I know the opinion of this person is inflammatory I don ' t agree with it but I think we should be aware of what other members of our party are saying so we can understand how conservatives view us . <| sep |> Tau have about two dozen core worlds tops , with about 100 colonies total , Feds have over 150 members thus planets with all warp capable core worlds , and unknown number of colonies , and a LOT more territory . The Tau don ' t even have ground war advantage with Fed troops canonically having personal force fields , teleporting troops , and better weapons . I like the tau but they lose both in space and the ground , and would either be quarantined or surrender to the UFP .