I think the writers were ballsy to mention "The Dominion War" in Insurrection. We have the federation flagship dealing with the Baku instead of fighting in one of the biggest wars in the galaxy.
Why didn't they try to do something epic and do a more universal Star Trek movie? Cross over the TNG and DS9 crew fighting the Dominion on the big screen. The missed opportunities...
I think it may have had something to do with the budget though. Either way, anything else would have been better than Insurrection.