Board Thread:Episodic and Issue Discussion/@comment-47881-20130219235909/@comment-34954086-20130223000225

Politicians smile, it's kindof their thing...

Why not believe they're here to help? They've done nothing to indicate hostility. Earth's governments were already interested in contact with aliens peacefully, regardless of the krolotean mess, as we saw with the Martian Communication project that was scrapped by Blackie. This gives them the opportunity to do so without additional costs.