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"Could you describe the overall history of Klingon interaction with the
Federation?" "Confrontation would be a good way to start," replied the diplomat with a smile. "Seriously, though, I think our people have moved from complete distrust that bordered on open warfare to mutual admiration and detente. It has not been a straight line between these two points, but there has been a gradual improvement that I think has been beneficial for both sides." Chase nodded as he listened and took detailed notes. "Do you think what happened during the Dominion War was normal for the type of relationship between the Federation and the Klingon Empire?" "It was probably reflective of relations at that time," replied Koomah simply. "What were the high points of the war for the Empire?" "I am a Klingon and not even I would say that any war has its high points. There were many successes to go along with the failures, but those come about through a great loss of life, particularly when considering the scale of the Dominion War." Koomah's face showed how seriously he took what happened in the long ago war. "Probably the best thing to come about it is the peace that seems to have developed. People learned how horrible war could be and did not actively worked toward it to the same degree as they did earlier." This was not the type of answer that Chase would have expected from a Klingon. He always imagined them as being a bit blood thirsty. Apparently, that was not the case, at least when dealing with his individual. He decided to take a different tack to try and focus a little more on the type of information that he really needed. "How do you think Klingons have changed their view of the Federation and its citizens?" "I think that the ties between our two peoples has continued to grow stronger as they had before the Klingon-Cardassian and Dominion Wars. It is a natural bond that has grown due to the beneficial nature for both sides." Koomah seemed to be almost positive about how things have gone with relations between the two peoples. "How do you feel about the different races that make of the Federation ... the humans, the Vulcans, the Andorians?" (tag?)
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