Picard, you are sent to find out what is going on with an apparent rogue captain operating against the Cardassians. You find Ben Maxwell of the Phoenix. What do you do? I ask him why he is doing it. How do you respond Captain Maxwell? I explain that the Cardassians are violating the treaty. Your explanation falls on deaf ears. What do you do? I lead him to the evidence. Maxwell leads you to the evidence Picard. Let's check your loyalty. Roll. In your zeal for appeasement, you side with the Cardassians and arrest Maxwell. Ben Maxwell's judgement is totally vindicated by the Dominion War while Picard's judgement is discredited. Picard's appeasement of the Cardassians made them a more potent enemy during the Dominion War.
