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People seem to have missed the point that the war didn't actually touch the Dominion at all. The ships they sent to the AQ were undoubtledly new ones which were built for that purpose. Their current doctrine and system will continue in the gamma quadrant, as will their military strenght. Which I have no doubt is far greater than the combined AQ powers.
As for Odo, he may have returned to the link, to heal his people, but making galactic policy? I think not. He's barely a teenager by their standards.
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I largely agree, Daryus. However, I don't think the Dominion could just shrug off their losses. They might not be crippling, but it seems some damage was done.
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Picture the Dominion as the U.S. after the fiasco in Vietnam. They'll be looking for someone to guide them, and Odo, who has bucked tradition for so long, might be the one to do it.
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The Doiminion is basically just a bit weaker than they were at the beginning of the war. Their entire Gamma Quadrant fleet was left unscratched, well...except for those 2800 ships "lost" in the wormhole.
The Doiminion is just as strong but they have been humilated by a weaker force. It will take them at least a decade to get over this horrendous defeat.
AS for Odo, he probably has a say in the Link but he's power is at the most a bit more than the rest of the changelings.
[This message has been edited by warbird5 (edited December 14, 2000).]
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Of course, you don't know, and so can't say for certain.
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Ahh, however I was under the impression that those 2800 ships were in fact most likely newly built, and sent over specifically for the purpose of an AQ war. However either way, losing 2800 ships a far less of a deal for the Dominion than it is for the Federation.
Mostly due to the fact that jem'hadar are easily replaced, whislt humans aren't.
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The Federation lost, what, 11000 souls during Wolf359 and that was like 48 ships, how many Vortas and changelings do you think were on those 2800 ships??
These guys were certain they would win, and they were right, had it not been for da prophets. I DO think it cost them much, it's unheard of to lose an armada in .3 seconds.
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Maybe they were 'disposed of' in a similar manner to the wannabe prophet from "Accession". Even though the timeline had been restored - they still remembered what happened... maybe even though the Dominion fleet might have been wiped from time... everyone still remembers them?
Andrew
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However, Dominon lost the war on the Alpha quad, that doesn't mean their military forces were completely destoryed. Consider that the Dominion is a military state to begin with, whose stability depends on military oppression, they probabaly have a lot more military stock-up to begin with then the UFP before the war even started.
In DS9, it was mentioned several time that Dominon's ship building capability surpass that of the UFP. Even with Dominon's alpha forces all wiped out, their ship building capability still remain intact in the Gamma quad, not to mention that Jammies are breed in tubes not enlisted, so no shortages of ships and personall.
Odo will prove to be a great influence to the link, but I dought one person can do that much change to a whole population of conservative minds.
What's my conclusion? The Dominon was wounded during the war, but manage to pull away with it's claw and teeths still intact, so the Fed will probably just stay away from Gamma quad, and lick their own wound instead. For those world that wanted to seperate from Dominion, I wish them luck, cuz it's probably not possible to do so
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What about some kind of treaty with the Dominion, like the Founders did with the simulation in 'The Search' (IIRC)?
Would it have some profits for the Dominion?
And what about the Borg vs. the Dominion? Surely, when the Borg care to come all the way to the AQ, they would have had some contact with the Dominion? Maybe in a few decades the Dominon and the Federation will sign some silly anti-Borg treaty?
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Thinking about disappearing ships... maybe the Klingon fleet that 'disappeared' in Breen space during the "Second Empire" was done by the Prophets? Maybe later brought forward in time... to help the Klingons in a time of struggle?
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