[QUOTE=StainlessSteelCynic;38426]Living room - i.e. expansion of the Empire. Their home planets are overcrowded and they need room to expand.
Plus they get the benefit of a subjugated race to do their menial work for them and a planet full of resources.
Perhaps they even need the Earth for it's water resources, splitting water for hydrogen as a fuel. (Hmm, seems Targan has already evaluated this aspect)[QUOTE]
You could also add a second group of Aliens, fighting a war with Earth stuck in the middle and the strategic position of our solar system makes it vital for both sides to control and fight over.
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