>>4472
>No one pretends Dukat wasnt evil
>Senior military officer assigned thankless but economically vital garrison duty.
>Puts his pride to one side, for the glory of Cardassia, and gets to work.
>Sees the hardship the Bajoran people are suffering under the occupation, decides to try to help them.
<Lolno we terrorism nao!
>Does everything he can to mitigate the damage Bajoran terrorists do to Cardassian servicemen and the Bajorans who see what can be gained for themselves, their culture, and their world, by working with the Cardassians.
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>Reluctantly puts stronger and stronger measures in place, always meeting his economic targets while minimising the damage done to Bajor.
>Jobsworth politicians back on Cardassia give Bajor up in a pointless political deal, Dukat is ordered to withdraw.
>During the withdrawal he does what he can to make sure it happens peacefully but angry soldiers wreck shit on their way out.
>Still tries to keep his interest in Bajor alive during the Federation occupation.
You're right, you don't need to pretend that he wasn't evil. The writers had to give him a radical personality swing and then turn him into Literally Satan to make him the villain they thought they had written. He may not have had the awesome facial hair of Gul Macet Same actor though but he was not some straight forwards evil villain.