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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Reverend: [QB] Well that's a totally different situation. During the run of VOY, TNG, TOS and most of DS9 they weren't at war so while they did occasionally exchange phaser fire it was rarely an "us or them" scenario so it's treated more like a security issue. Stun if possible, kill if necessary and violence in general only as a last resort. Starfleet aren't supposed to be the bullies of the Galaxy, hunting down potential threats and killing them off. Quite the contrary, they went to extraordinary lengths to make peace avoid open hostility with the likes of the Cardassians, even under open provocation. The Dominion War was the exception because never in Federation history had an interstellar war of that magnitude been waged. Border wars, sure, stand-offs, yes, prolonged cold wars, absolutely, but nothing even approaching that scale. The Dominion are most certainly NOT on par with the Borg. They're an organisation of many distant worlds under the control of a race that knows exactly what they're doing. Negotiation is possible with them, they're not machines or a force of nature like the Borg and regardless I don't think one's conduct in war should be dictated the likelihood of meeting them again at a diplomatic social. Of course Section 31 has other ideas, but that's why they're a rogue unit and not representative of the Federation as a whole. (Ahkileez and I disagree at this point) Starfleet is an essentially peaceful, non-militant organisation (which not the same thing as pacifist.) They're the coast guard of the Federation, the backbone of interstellar science and exploration and at most, act as a reserve [b]defensive[/b] force. That is why I'm designing this thing as an essentially civilian craft, adapted for Starfleet use. NOT as a gunship & APC for the space marines. :rolleyes: [/QB][/QUOTE]
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