''Nominal Allies''

[Mikey]

In their past they had been hunted and mistreated by solids.

I understand that part.

They thought the only way to stop this was to rule over them.

I have an issue with that part.

Thys when they found multiple power empires with a doorway to their space they invaded.

Without ever discovering the intentions of those powers.

[Sionnach Glic]

Given that they themselves knew that they seriously outnumbered and outgunned the Federation, Klingons and Romulans combined, they shouldn't have had anything to fear from the. Particularly given that their only entry into Dominion space was a massive bottleneck it would be trivialy easy to fortify. There was no need to attack them, ergo it was conquest for the sake of conquest.

[Captain Seafort]

They didnt do anything "evil". They tried to take over, not exterminate.

They did far worse than simply exterminate a species - the Teplan Blight.

[Reliant121]

The Dominion to me where the epitomy of power-mad conquestadors. They may have BELIEVED they were protecting themselves, but they are driven by a more carnal conquest instinct. Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

[Mark]

Why did the other space faring powers like the Ferengi, Gorn, Orions, and Tholians stay out of the conflict? Like was mentioned previously, it's pretty plain that the Dominion wouldn't stop till it ruled the Alpha and Beta Quadrents.

[Sionnach Glic]

Probably for the exact same reasons I suggested the Romulans stayed out of it.

[Captain Seafort]

I'd say the most likely reason is that it was blatantly obvious that the Dominion was going to win the war. They had the alliance outnumbered, had superior technology, and the Founders were naturally brilliant infiltration experts. Given that, would you rather fight on the off-chance that you'd get lucky and not get hammered into paste, or stand aside or ally with the Dominion in the hope that you'd get favourable treatment post-war?

[Mark]

I'd say the most likely reason is that it was blatantly obvious that the Dominion was going to win the war. They had the alliance outnumbered, had superior technology, and the Founders were naturally brilliant infiltration experts. Given that, would you rather fight on the off-chance that you'd get lucky and not get hammered into paste, or stand aside or ally with the Dominion in the hope that you'd get favourable treatment post-war?

Hmm....good point. That would eliminate the Ferengi and the Orions straight off. And maybe the Tholians and Gorn would have just waited till it more directly affected them. The Gorn seem like isolationists, and the Tholians xenophobs.....so I guess all in all, there is my answer

[Mikey]

Those powers are small enough to hope to go under the radar, as it were, and hope to live "normally," if under Dominion overwatch, if the Dominion one. If they were to join the alliance, they'd be facing the prospect of an utter pasting (not knowing, of course, of the writers' intent.)

[SteveK]

In the episode where the Dominion tries to blow up the Bajoran sun didn't the Romulan's send a fleet to D29 for the purpose of fighting the Dominion?

[KuvahMagh]

Yes they did, I forgot about that... as did the writers.

[Sonic Glitch]

In the episode where the Dominion tries to blow up the Bajoran sun didn't the Romulan's send a fleet to D29 for the purpose of fighting the Dominion?

Yes they did, I forgot about that... as did the writers.

Perhaps they had reconsidered their position by the time the war actually started.

[Mark]

Or by then, someone else was in charge with a different "foreing policy".

[Sonic Glitch]

Or by then, someone else was in charge with a different "foreing policy".

Of course they (the Romulans) would probably say 'We've reconsidered our position..yadda yadda yadda, politica doubletalk, unwilling to admit their leadership fell apart briefly etc. etc."

[KuvahMagh]

Well if news of the event reached the general public in the Empire the politicians may have been forced to withhold their troops from the War. I mean, they almost lost a major fleet without firing a shot, I'm sure the people wouldn't be happy about that. Not to mention the disgrace that would come from being tricked.