"You are correct so far, as depressing as that is to admit." Even if he does have a few dozen plans in the works to change that. They're a long way off and no certainty.

"What remains of the so called Empire is the more... unpredictable of the two. More likely to cause us trouble and attempt to take what forces we have. Perhaps they would even be foolish enough to use us to attack the New Republic." All said to see if there is any flicker of Imperial loyalty hidden under Sinjir's skin. It's an obvious jab but how he reacts is more important than what he says.