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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Malnurtured Snay: [QB] [QUOTE]it was late)....but he was living out a boyhood fantasy at the expense of his crew.[/QUOTE]And what the hell was Picard doing in the Chase?! The same damn thing. This is my case for Varley. Varley's location of the homeworld was based on two things: 1.) the uncovering of an Iconian artifcact. 2.) coupling the age of the artifact, with what I believe were recovered starcharts, and accounting for the corrosponding "stellar drift", Varley was able to relatively easily locate Iconia. Varley's decision to enter the Neutral Zone and located Iconia was also based on two points as well: 1.) The knowledge that if the Romulan Star Empire gained the technology of the Iconians, the balance of power would be overthrown, and the Federation would face a powerful threat with a motive for war. 2.) It stands to reason that there are worlds within the RSE which also house Iconian relics. If so, this could mean that the same evidence which allowed Varley to locate Iconia could be present in the RSE, which means that at any time, a Romulan could make the same deductions and locate Iconia. In conclusion, to Varley's mind, there was a very real and potential danger sitting between the RSE and the UFP. There was also a very real and potential danger that the Romulans could locate the world, using similar methods to Varley. Varley wasn't motivated by his boyhood dream. Varley was motivated by preventing a war in which the Romulans would have the supreme advantage. Donald Varley made the correct decision. He saw a danger to the security of the United Federation of Planets, and he took steps to end that danger, as he is expected to as Captain of a Starfleet starship. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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