timdiggerm said:

SilverWook said:

How is Starfleet more militaristic than in any of the older films?

See: Any film where they're in the red uniforms, but especially the central conflict of ST:VI:TUC

Starfleet never actually engaged the Klingon's as a whole, only Enterprise/Excelsior fought a rogue General and prevented an assassination.

Also someone on the IMDB board noticed something strange. When Kirk and Spock are discussing being assigned as diplomats, there is a woman sitting in the background.

My theory is that it was Valeris in disguise, it's the only way she would've known about Kirk wanting the Klingons dead. Of course this may have been a mistake, but it explains a lot.