Even in the 40th century, we heard tales about the epic vacations taken by your 21st century Earth President Bush.  The legends say he worked so tirelessly to save the world from rogue pretzels (after the infamous pretzel assassination attempt), only months off at a time could return him to full fighting strength.  That's why I began my conquering in Ancient Egypt, before the invention of the pretzel.  Nothing would stop me from conquering...  NOTHING!

Rest assured, that by the 40th century, the pretzel menace has been eradicated.