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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Malnurtured Snay: [QB] [QUOTE]Red squad mightb not have been ready to make the big decisions, but they all risked their own lives to try to destroy the Dominion Battleship whereas Varley risked many non-starfleeters on a mission that could have waited for a ship without civillians and choc full of archeoligists.[/QUOTE]Red Squad failed because they didn't have the know-how to complete their mission. Red Squad found a threat, but they acted improperly, and decieved Starfleet as to their status - Starfleet believed the ship was being commanded by its comissioned officers, when it wasn't. The difference between what Red Squad did and what Varley did was fantastic. Varley had to make a quick decision -- oh crap, the Romulans might be snooping around Iconia! The Iconian technology would have given the Romulans a great technological edge over the Federation, and potentially the motive to start a war to take down the Federation. Sure Varley took a risk -- but the difference between him and that Red Squad CO is that Varley had not only the experience, but the trust of Starfleet, in making that decision. The Red Squad CO had neither. [QUOTE]Varley let his intrest in the Iconians cloud his better judgement.[/QUOTE]Do you believe Picard's interest in the Iconians clouded his judgement? I doubt it. Picard had more info to go on that Varley did, and they acted for the same reasons -- to prevent the technology from falling into the hands of the Romulans. [QUOTE]He very well could have started a war that would have cost thousands (or millions!) of lives on the off chance there was Iconian tech on the planet.[/QUOTE]Well, gosh, we don't want that. Nevermind that there was already a Romulan warship doing the exact same thing that he was doing, and with the same potential consequences! [QUOTE]In this case, there was a threat, but the ends don't justify the means.[/QUOTE]I disagree. If Varley acted, and did cause a war, yes, billions would die. But what if he DIDN'T act, and the Romulans DID get the Iconian technology? They would be able to bring the Federation to its knees. Varley acted to preserve the balance of power - whatever the cost. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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