Petey: There are only a few races with the economic base necessary to contain the Ob'enn on their own.

None of them have the Ob'enn as next-door neighbors. They've all got their own brush-fires to put out.
Tagon: So you decided to take them on all by yourself?
Petey: Yes. But "myself" is now a fleetmind spanning over 750 ships, and growing fast.
Breya: Okay, so Kevyn started the teraport wars. Fine. You created an all-consuming military monster that is making war for "the good of the galaxy."
Tagon: It's a beautiful thing. Isn't it?