I think that's quite right.
OTOH, I still like to think of the appearance of the Eagles at the Morannon as being Manwe's little signature in the corner of the painting...."You didn't REALLY think we weren't paying attention, Sauron?"
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The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.
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