Valar13, on 04 February 2015 - 01:15 PM, said:
That's what I'm saying, though. If that's the goal, driving a physical wedge between them isn't necessarily going to hurt either strategically in the long run. It really just means they don't have to worry about rogue units from either side of the border hitting planets on the other.
You are also discounting how pretty painting the map purple is but you are new. You will grow to love the purple.