In the face of this enemy weakness is something we dare not show.

The genius and prescient wisdom of Gene Roddenberry never ceases to amaze.

Jihadists are like Romulans. You run away from them or show them weakness you guarantee more war. Hamas must be destroyed.

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STILES: We have to attack immediately.

KIRK: Explain.

STILES: They're still on our side of the Neutral Zone. There would be no doubt they broke the treaty.

SULU: Attack, without a visible target? How do we aim our phasers?

STILES: Aim with sensors. Not accurate, but if we blanket them.

SULU: And hope for a lucky shot before they zero in on us?

STILES: And if we don't? Once back, they'll report that we saw their weapons and ran.

SULU: And if they could report they destroyed us?

STILES: These are Romulans! You run away from them and you guarantee war. They'll be back. Not just one ship but with everything they've got.

SPOCK: I agree. Attack.

KIRK: Are you suggesting we fight to prevent a fight?

MCCOY: Based on what? Memories of a war over a century ago? On theories about a people we've never even met face to face?

STILES: We know what they look like.

SPOCK: Yes, indeed we do, Mister Stiles. And if Romulans are an offshoot of my Vulcan blood, and I think this likely, then attack becomes even more imperative.

MCCOY: War is never imperative, Mister Spock.

SPOCK: It is for them, Doctor. Vulcan, like Earth, had its aggressive colonising period. Savage, even by Earth standards. And if Romulans retain this martial philosophy, then weakness is something we dare not show.