The Dominion War: February 2374

[@GoddessTier]

I never considered before that the Dominion wouldn't outright occupy "captured" systems. They may hold huge forces in sectors running closer to the Fed core systems, but they really have no reason to bother landing troops once Starfleet mobile units are driven away. It's not like the planets will go anywhere. Aside from securing key spaceborne infrastructure, they would only be a distraction to the drive for the founding members. Brilliant analysis! You did note though that the various Cardassian Orders were a more occupation-minded. That serves the Vorta also. They could say to resistant Federation worlds "Our Jem'Hadar are ruthless, but highly disciplined and obedient to the Vorta and we promise you will be treated well. It would be a shame if those Cardassians got to you first....see how they act?"

[@venomgeekmedia9886]

definitely. and that is something you can see in DS9 weyoun pulling the good-cop/bad-cop routine regularly. basically being like, "im a really nice guy, but these cardassians are crazy, so you've gotta help me out cause i can only reign them in so much..."

[@Oldtricksmadenew]

4:25 Vanu and Dominion do share an aesthetic.

[@ussvoyager8650]

Another Extremely fascinating video

[@AndersonNeo12]

Who wouldn´t surrender to this smile 🤭 5:35 Ps.: Fantastic work and ty for putting this is into a playlist, looking forward to for the next videos

[@DontFeedAfterMidnitePodcast]

Fantastic work man! Thanks so much , this is alot of fun to listen to👍

[@philly83]

How could anyone resist that smile

[@venomgeekmedia9886]

#kawaiiweyoun

[@caseytice823]

This is great. I love this idea of breaking it down month by month. Keep these coming.

[@shanenolan8252]

I always saw this period and sisko withdrawal as a general mcarthur and the Philippines ( I shall return) btw nice Beethoven

[@xarglethegreat]

the difference being siskos initial defense was competent and he saw the invasion coming, macarthur should have seen it coming and his defense was poor

[@marcushall6821]

Looking forward to the next one. Awesome 👍

[@brianjohnson5272]

Round the antares maelstrom?! Sounds familiar, now where have I heard THAT before hmmm.

[@cdrocrossdiscovery]

Bravo!! Always top notch storytelling!! More, more more!!

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[@reynols6]

Always impressive how much attention to detail go into these videos !

[@jeffhallam2004]

You hit 10k! Congratulations!!!

[@Mayfield2024]

I wonder how much Starfleet's tactical withdrawal during this period impacted on intra-Federation politics in the post war shakedown. It seems to me that Starfleet had little option other than to follow the course it chose. However, if you're living on a world left stranded behind enemy lines you could be forgiven for wondering if the Federation cared all that much about you and your world. Vedik Winn hit the nail on the head when she asked Sisko whether Starfleet would be willing to protect Bajor with the same vigor it would Vulcan, or Earth. She knew the answer and Sisko couldn't bring himself to lie. The Dominion invasion, and Starfleet's response, highlighted a pecking order among Federation worlds that everybody knew but nobody acknowledged.

[@venomgeekmedia9886]

yeah i mean you could see that divide with the maquis conflict earlier in the decade where some federation worlds were just left to fend for themselves. and perhaps contributed to the dystopia that emerges at the end of the century.

[@THELASTOFTHEX]

Well done.Awesome channel bro.I haven't been interested in Star Trek since the end of DS9 but your way of going over the lore is actually rekindling my interest.Too bad the latest iteration of Trek is a abomination.

[@shanenolan8252]

Thanks was looking forward to this

[@wolfcraft484]

i like how the dominion use the vanu magrider from planetside 2, do gotta say the design kinda suits them

[@occultatumquaestio5226]

_"Gaiety is the most outstanding feature of the __-Soviet Union-__ Dominion."_ Yeah, infiltration & subversion have been the Dominions greatest strengths. It makes the most logical sense that they would put in just as much effort in the propaganda front as they did in the military front early-war.

[@venomgeekmedia9886]

indeed and you really get that sense of P.R from Weyoun in DS9. theres all sorts of nasty things the dominion could do but don't

[@45580677]

Nice

[@sfs2040]

Great take on WWI/II in real time!

[@grimmy2444]

Awesome as usual 👍

[@michaeldiekmann6494]

There is one issue I have with that map. Bolarus and Benzar are actually close to the Romulan Neutral Zone.

[@venomgeekmedia9886]

yeah so the placement of bolaris i get is wrong. however given that the dominion invade benzar later on i had to place it in a realistic position for that to happen.

[@michaeldiekmann6494]

@@venomgeekmedia9886 Not a big issue, your version makes more sense than those offical ST Star Maps. Specially around the issue of a Romulan/Dominion Frontline.

[@occultatumquaestio5226]

Hmm, the 2nd episode of this series has been released to non-members. It was an overall enjoyable episode. If I had a large enough amount of spare cash at this current time. I would become a member myself. Hopefully one day. Also minor nit-pick, but Caitian is pronounced Kay-shen not Ca-tA-shen.

[@danielramirez1529]

So this wasn’t just me. I thought a glitch occurred in his system because I was considering donating and took a look at his members page but then got side tracked. Then this happened.

[@venomgeekmedia9886]

im releasing the last 3 months over the next few days in anticipation of 'Operation Return' coming this friday.

[@onlinelearning1015]

I think ultimately, if the Dominion took over the whole galaxy, they would exterminate all solids in the galaxy (including their own forces).

[@markfreeman4727]

did i see a disciple of anu tank there?

[@CristySFM1234]

hey i was wondering what your next video was on? im working with sfm and got some star trek ship models and would be happy to help make some custom images for your next video

[@venomgeekmedia9886]

Community contributions are always welcome. If you want to talk more you can contact me via my email

[@CristySFM1234]

@@venomgeekmedia9886 ok

[@carolheward6479]

The federation falling back was the smart choice. Standing their ground and killing and dying would be cooperating with the dominion. The federation fought in the best way and won the war with the disease rather than butchering their way through gem hadar.

[@IronWarhorsesFun]

So basically Starfleet thought they were dealing with Gudarian's GRAND ENCERCLEMENT. Shame they didn't do the whole scorched earth doctrine while pulling back. STARFLEET HEREBY COMMITS THE ULTIMATE SANCTION OF EXTREMINATUS TO DENY THE DOMINION VITAL INFRASTRUCTURE.... Edit: AND THAT WAS THE MONTH, WITH RED ARMY FORCES LOSING MASSIVE SWATHES OF TERRIT.... wait... aren't we the WW2 channel??

[@GoddessTier]

It's likely Starfleet would WANT to destroy assets before the Dominion captured them, but it's a Federation. Those assets are largely the property of the local member worlds. Imagine the propaganda value to the Vorta if they could say "the humans will sacrifice all you have built and hold precious before they will give up control of this...'fEdErAtIoN". In fact, I would be surprised if they didn't make that argument anyway but with far less glaring proof.

[@IronWarhorsesFun]

@@GoddessTier Modern politics shows us the some people simply don't need proof. So ya.

[@IronWarhorsesFun]

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[@ExtreemNutjob]

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