I agree. The Galactic Empire managed to conquer most of the known galaxy, and at its' prime, had millions of soldiers, and hundreds of thousands of elite Stormtroopers. And we're not even talking Storm Commandos, or the Strategic Insertion Battalion. Even after the battle of Endor, the Empire still won more than its' fair share of battles, and despite shrinking in size, was fairly powerful during the Vong war. The only reason the Empire didn't start fighting was because the Moffs were shaking in their boots, and threatened to 'replace' Pellaeon. After the Vong attacked though, that was a different story. The New Republic was almost begging for their help.