What and what?
On taking down DS: They are exactly the same as our previous two enemies (Phen and X) except now they are all in one convenient location. We can hold our own quite easily in our area.
On WINNING: To my knowledge, the ONLY relations with them EH, and ML before that, had was in regards to finishing off SC. Since then, a contact in the alliance has been messaged telling them to stop hitting PoC and that's all. WINNING do their thing and don't care about world politics. That's completely fine and we will let them continue in their own pursuits.
So either mango or I are misinformed, or he is just playing you a fool - which is likely.