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Most certainly. But his actions, if left unchecked would have reignited the war anyway. Recall, the Cardassians came in guns blazing on the Enterprise. The Federation was also in no state to fight a war, especially with the losses after the Borg.
Maxwell's actions did, however, do two invaluable things. First, it blew up the Cardassian timetable and second, it forced the Federation to pay attention.
So you could say that Maxwell did indeed save the Federation (and to a lesse extent the Cardassian Empire) from all our war. And all it cost was several hundred Cardassian lives and the career of one Starfleet officer. I don't know about you, but I'd call that a bargain.
Back to what? The Dark Ages?