I specifically referred to Ishamael, who shares none of those motivations with the other Forsaken... - Edit 1
Before modification by Shannow at 20/11/2009 03:14:18 PM
Why do you think the Forsaken stopped using balefire? They want something to rule, not a barren wasteland. The Dark One would do what you suggest, but not the Forsaken
Ishamael is a nihilist. He wants to destroy everything.
He starte the Trolloc wars to kill people and weaken civilation.
He started the war of a hundred years and he created the Seanchan.
All to weaken humanity in preperation for the last battle.
Draining away the ocean would have achieved that in a passive manner, over the course of three thousand years.
And no one existed with the knowledge to stop this plan, once it was set in motion.