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[Star Trek] What if the Federation had refused to give the Founders the cure?

Short, and long term ramifications?
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The Facts:

* The Founders are not above acting out of spite. Remove a sense of survival and they'd literally have nothing to live for other than to cause as much harm to the Alpha Quadrant civilizations as possible.

* The Jem'Hadar were genetically bread to be fanatical soldiers, and would have no objection to engaging in massive-scale kamikaze attacks if the Founders ordered it.

* The Dominian War was a Phyrric victory for the Federation/Klingon/Romulan alliance. The invasion of Cardassian was a desperate push to end the war then and there. It was a last-ditch effort.

Short-Term Effects:

* The Founders declare everyone in the Alpha Quadrant to be an enemy of the Dominion and order all forces to kill as many enemies as possible. The Founders themselves, where-ever they maybe infiltrated, will try and cause as much chaos as possible.

* Jem'Hadar all over the Quadrant go on unstoppable rampages. The Fleet around Cardassia would probably be annihilated. Jem'Hadar would roam the quadrant, destroying everyone they come across until they die of lack of Ketracel white. Expect massive causalities among Cardassian, Bajoran, Ferengi, and Human territories.

Long-Term Effects:

* The Dominion collapses. The Vorta might try and maintain hold of it, but the Jem'Hadar do not respect the Vorta. The Jem'Hadar would suicide out a sense of honor or establish their own rogue armies. Ultimately, we would have massive rebellions among subjugated nations while certain client states try to carve out their own empires out of the remnants.

* Jem'Hadar begin dying by the millions. They'll undergo the effects of Ketracel white withdrawl, first going berserk, killing everyone, then themselves. A small percentage may have the necessary mutation to make them not dependent on the white, creating a small band of independent and self-sufficient Jem'Hadar with no loyalties to anyone. Not a pleasant thought.

* The Alpha and Gamma Quadrant are in shambles and will have to spend massive amounts of resources rebuilding. The Gamma quadrant will probably succumb to large scale infighting and conflict as people try to fill the power vacuum created by the Founders. In the Alpha Quadrant, the Romulans probably come out on top as they are far enough away from the fighting to be less effected by rampaging Jem'Hadar and did not commit as many forces to the war as the Federation or Klingons.