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Post by 0 of 0 on Oct 18, 2006 21:11:58 GMT -5
In the beginning of the DS9 series the Bajoran people are still suffering from what the Cardassians did to them during thee occupation. What I fail to understand is while the resistance was going on, and the Bajorans were hiding in the mountains why wouldn't the Carsassians just bomb the area instead of going by foot to search for them? Also when the Cardassians had Bajor to themselves why didn't they immediately exploit the Natural resources. The Cardies had so many opportunities to seize bajor but they didn't take it... Why not?
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BFD
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Post by BFD on Oct 19, 2006 0:16:35 GMT -5
What I fail to understand is while the resistance was going on, and the Bajorans were hiding in the mountains why wouldn't the Carsassians just bomb the area instead of going by foot to search for them? Short of rendering huge portions of the planet uninhabitable, it is impossible to dislodge a native and determined resistance from rugged, mountainous terrain with aerial bombardment alone. Just look at the allied assaults on the Japanese islands during WWII, the war in Vietnam, the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan in the 80's, and the USA's attack on Afghanistan during this decade. You have to send in the ground troops, and without local guidance and assistance, it is going to be a very, very long and bloody fight. They did exploit the resources. Just what do you think the ore processing facility on Terak Nor was being used for? In addition, what were the Bajorans in the forced labor camps doing? Quite a few references were made to the Cardassians stripping the planets resources.
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xkamelx
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Post by xkamelx on Oct 25, 2006 15:20:06 GMT -5
Couldn't have said it any better then BFD myself. Remember, Cardassia wanted to occuply Bajor, not destory it. Look what the Dominion did to Cardassia Prime at the end of the Dominion War, totally annihilated it, killing billions. That world lies in ruins now, not a world that an occupation force would really have use for now.
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