SFDebris: Yesterday's Enterprise

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Re: SFDebris: Yesterday's Enterprise

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Well we are talking about five powers fighting it out in a much shorter timeframe. Maybe they factored in the use of more powerful weapons being used before the Allies finally surrender. Planet cracking weapons or something.
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That or they could have also considered the maximum loss of life due to an expected Dominion take over of the entire Alpha Quadrant. There are a lot of "ifs" for the issue.
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And they didn't even foresee Serena helping Bashir out.
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With combat predictions you always estimate to the extreme.
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