A shake of his head, made his intent clear. "Whether we lead a resurgence against the Dominion is largely irrelevant. We all have loved ones left behind, those that are in need of our help. We cannot just leave them to die. It is positively inhuman." He straightedned his uniform. "We need to search for survivors, get as many refugees to safey as possible. Then we can begin to plan and strategise. Tell me Captain, are you willing to leave the Federation to die? Do nothing while atrocities are conducted by our enemies. And let me be clear, [i] they are our enemies[/i] for even if we leave the quadrant, should they ever learn of our survival we will be hunted down and killed."