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It's true that Mordor did rely on Sauron, but he was part of Mordor, and so you cannot simply dismiss him.

If you are implying that Sauron could be assassinated... think about that agian. Good relied on its leadership a fair amount too, if it weren't for Eomer, Gandalf, Aragorn and Imrahil, Minas Tirith would never have made it through its siege. In the Last Alliance there were an awful lot more of the good guys.

Nenya and Narya mean nothing in this situation, as their only powers were to preserve magic and nature.

Gandalf, the wisest of the Maiar who understood the situation better then any of us, determined that Gondor could not "hole itself up" and wait for the elves to dismiss Dol Guldur and save the day. He determined that that would mean certain death for the free peoples and that their best chance was to send a couple of Hobbits into Mordor with the one Ring, and try to distract Sauron by throwing all their strength against The Black Gate in a suicidal attack.

Again, Dol Guldur was a tiny portion of Sauron's strength, the elves were forced into a fully defensive fight, and although they successfully defended all three attacks, they seemed to be in no position to make any offensive move. Dol Guldur launched three attacks against the elves, who were unable to provide any retaliation.