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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Futurama Guy: [QB] [QUOTE][qb]Originally posted by Jason Abbadon:[/qb] I think Varley had a boner over the Iconians and how he'd be the big hero for finding their homeworld. [/QUOTE]That's original... [QUOTE] No way was that the Starfleet assigned mission of the Yamato. [/QUOTE]Never said it was....as you know...there seems to be a certain liberty to go on tangent missions, both officially and unofficially, now and again (i.e. "Gambit" & "The Chase"). [QUOTE] As to saucer seperation: He should have done that [b]prior[/b] to entering the Neutral Zone. [/QUOTE]The same could have been said with any of the other asinine missions the Enterprise has gone on over the years.... [QUOTE] Tey ccould have at least done something sneaky like hake a shuttle acciadent and the yamato searching for it to explain the treaty violation... [/QUOTE]Ugh, you've missed sooo much of the point.... Let me reiterate: [list] [*]Varley sits in the big chair cuz he can make the command decisions, trying to maintain the balance of power was moreless clearly stated in the script as his intentions. The entire state of his mission had a certain [b]severity[/b] or [b]urgency[/b] to it...deeming what he did necessary... [*]Varleys mission-of-boyhood-fantasy turned into a mission to save the Federation once he discovered the location of the Iconian homeworld and deemed that it was well within the grasps of the Romulans and thus threatened the Federation. [*]Picard also risked everything compelled to do what was necessary, no matter the cost, be it war or his ship to save the Federation. Note too, taht he didnt separate saucer either, and he's no fool, putting his crew at just as much, if not more, risk than Yamatos. [*]Again: "To the Death" (DS9) rehashed "fears". [*]FINALLY - Varley's only REAL mistake was underestimating the Iconian probe. Had that not happened, he too, like Picard and Co., could have just waltzed down to the planet or managed some other means destroy the Gateway and go on their merry way. [/list] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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