atlant80, you're not helping the Ragnos side of this by sparing with Glentract, when you are making mass assumptions. The point is, Ragnos is hella powerful. End point. And he didn't attack the Republic because he is a visionary and very damn intelligent. He wanted a unified, strong Sith Empire, which meant unified against him. But they could not usurp his throne, so great was his power. You might say he wasn't afraid of the Jedi or the Republic so much as he was afraid of the idiocy of his minions unravelling his work, which it did.
Glentract, I realize atlant80 is making some pretty wild assumptions right about now, but you sparing with him doesn't make you an intellectual powerhouse. This has already been debated and until you can offer a new view or evidence contrary to Ragnos' considerable power, his status is effectively secure. End point.