Star Trek, deep space nine : warped by Jeter K. W

Author:Jeter, K. W
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Interplanetary voyages, Space ships
Publisher: New York : Pocket Books
Published: 1995-06-29T16:00:00+00:00

K. W. Jeter

unhindered personal anarchy. So much so that all the worlds that have tried it in the past eventually saw the light, and wound up abandoning that course, so as to reap the benefits of achieving full Federation membership."

"Ah, yes, the embargo tactic." A sneer formed on McHogue's face. "If the Federation doesn't get what it wants, it has other ways of bullying others into line. It's really too bad that that tactic has been successful so many times in the past. Too bad for you, Commander—because it's created a blind spot for you about the situation here. The Federation's embargoes have worked before because those worlds you employed them against had nothing else going for them except the behavior the Federation was so offended by; they had no other way of insuring that customers would come to their door for what they had to sell. But things are different here: Bajor has the wormhole. The Federation can't cut Bajor off, no matter how offensive or negative it might find our economic activities to be, without cutting itself off from the wormhole and the access to the Gamma Quadrant. And if the Federation should be so foolish as to be willing to pay that price, there are plenty of other political forces in the galaxy who are less prudish and more pragmatic than that. And they'd be happy to fill the vacuum created by the Federation's withdrawal and take advantage of the opportunities here. The Cardassians are still kicking themselves for giving up Bajor just before the wormhole was discovered. A Federation embargo would be perfect for letting them get back into the game as a significant force."

Sisko turned toward the general. "And is that how you see it? After spending your whole life fighting against the Cardassians, you'd be willing to let them back into Bajoran affairs?"

"If it was on our terms, then yes." Aur's hardened gaze shot back at Sisko. "In a minute. I don't think you appreciate how

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