I enjoy writing stories about war and combat. I have been reading books and articles on that subject since I was 10 years old. It is my passion. When it comes to Gene Roddenberry and his creation, Star Trek, the man was an isolationist who never wanted to have anything to do with fighting a war. His wife, Majel Barrett had this to say about his creation and the story arc regarding the Dominion War...
[quote=@Majel Barrett] Barrett criticized the arc in a letter published in Star Trek: Communicator, claiming that Gene Roddenberry would have never approved of a continuing war in a Star Trek series. Berman has espoused similar sentiments, noting that his opposition "was all based purely on the fact that Gene had been very specific to me about not wanting Star Trek to be a show about intergalactic wars, interspecies wars. He didn't want it to be about humans fighting wars against other species." Responding to the former, Moore admitted, "She's probably right. It would've been very hard to argue Gene into going this way and maybe he'd have never gone for it. However, I would've still argued for doing the Dominion War with him and if he'd rejected it, I would've thought he was wrong. I respect Gene and his work, but I don't think he was always right and I'm not going to pretend that I do. The Dominion War has been one of the better story lines we've come up with whether Gene would've agreed or not." (AOL chat, 1999)[/quote]
I agree with Rick Berman on the subject. I think intergalactic squabbling would be huge in a science fiction setting. You don't create warships simply to prevent war. Occasionally, you need to dust them off and put them in harm's way.