Is something bothering you, Major?
You don’t want to ask me that, Commander.
Why not?
Because I have the bad habit of telling the truth, even when people don’t want to hear it.
Perhaps I want to hear it.
I don’t believe the Federation has any business being here.
The provisional government disagrees with you.
The provisional government and I don’t agree on a lot of things, which is probably why they sent me to this god-forsaken place. I have been fighting for Bajoran independence ever since I was old enough to pick up a phaser. We finally drive the Cardassians out, and what do our new leaders do? They call up the Federation and invite them right in!
The Federation is only here to help—
—help us, I know. The Cardassians said the same thing sixty years ago.
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