So? here's my version of Kirk vs. Picard....
Kirk:
Uhuru: Captain, sensors have detected enemy vessles closing in, they're about to fire!
Kirk: (Pauses to think up some elaborate plan) Alright, Uhuru, open a line with the captain of the enemy fleet.
Uhuru: Channel open, sir.
Kirk: Klingon commander, this is the captain of the USS Enterprise. I will count to 10 and then fire.
Klingon: Scoffs.
Kirk: 1...
Kirk: 2...
Kirk: 3...
Kirk: 4...
Kirk: 10! FIRE!
He blasts evey ship with a three-proton-torpedo spread.
Now Picard, same situation, after he has just radioed the enemy commander...
Picard: 1....
Picard.: 2...
Picard: 3....
Picard: Are you sure we really should be doing this? 4....
Picard: 5....
Picard: 6.... You know, there are alternate paths besides war.
Picard: 7....
Picard: 8....
Picard: I'm really not kidding! 9....
Picard: TEN! Uhhh....
Piacrd: 11.....You know, maybe we should talk this over?