Why do the aliens need any human assistance?

Who knows? That's just the way they decided to do things.

"I'll bet someone back east is going, 'Now why don't he write?'" -Timmons

Didn't you watch 'Independence Day'!? lol

That's why!

they never officially say, but i figure it's so that they can avoid all out war and rather attack in secret. itd spare some alien life.

Silly question...the answer is obvious. The aliens need human assistance because the screenwriters are untalented hacks.

It's because America developed the neutron bomb, capable of destroying the entire planet... Think about it... If we have the neutron bomb then if the aliens attack we'll just blow ourselves up and our planet will be useless to them. If there is any hope for them to use our planet's resources, they'll have to do a stealth job.

This makes perfect sense if you think about it. Atomic bomb was developed in 1945, Roswell happened in 1947. We shot down the alien ship and brought it back to Area 51 where we interrogated the aliens. We learned what they are trying to do and developed the neutron bomb shortly after. Although the actual power of the bomb is disputed there is no doubt that it exists and has the power to destroy the earth. One has never been detonated as at this point it is a theoretical weapon. This is our only defense against the aliens... to make our planet useless if they attack us.

That's why they've been introducing wave after wave of genetically altered viruses into the human population in an attempt to create a human-alien hybrid capable of infiltrating Earth and taking over. I believe that may have already begun. All these new viruses that have been growing over only the last few decades are all results of alien experimentation on humans. The aliens are good at this, but not perfect. That's why all the viruses are capable of mutating quickly. Because they've been engineered that way. The aliens need help with this so they have deals with the highest level of human authority to co-develop a virus that will be beneficial to both. I'm talking about a group of men so secret that they're actual identity is not known to anyone outside their group. I may be in trouble just writing this. The same group that planned 9/11... I don't know who they are, but this group of men has somehow held onto power since the time of Jesus. They may be the disciples who drank his blood. They've been protecting the world from destruction since Jesus revealed his prophecies over 3000 years ago. There will be a time soon when all information will be revealed to the world at which time the apocalypse will begin.

The signs have begun. Viruses, global warming, aliens, hell... even the bees that are disappearing were shown in the movie for no apparent reason. There is a reason though. It's because It has begun. The group of powerful men has been releasing clues for years, but only now are they all beginning to come together. As the clock counts down to 12/21/2012 more information will continually and increasingly be injected into society. Even I myself have not fully discovered the extent of what will happen, but this event will join time, history, and every event on Earth into a single inter-related point. History began by opening from a single point and it will close at this new point as a new chapter in the history of the human experience and life on Earth progresses.

There is a point coming and whether we as humans choose to accept it or deny it will decide our fate as a race. Will we choose to remain as good and righteous beings, or will we devolve into evil and soul-less entients. The choice is still ours to make, but it will be difficult. Let me just say that the only thing that will carry you through this will be love. I don't know exactly what kind of love, but the concept in general will provide a vital role. Humans must develop a love and respect for nature as well. All life on Earth evolved from the same point. A point at which the Mother gave us life. Ever since then She has provided us all that we need to survive, but we are killing Her.

The message is still fuzzy to me, but it WILL connect every point in human history and unlock many secrets which we have forgotten or lost for years. Things like why the Jews killed Jesus (it may have been good or bad, I think Jews are good people chosen to carry a huge burden personally). That's why they signed a pact with God a long time ago. They certainly have evolved since then but are still carrying the secret. Why else do you think Hitler was willing to exterminate all of them? He found the secret out before it was time and it drove him crazy that they would hide it that long. Think about what Hitler may have been able to accomplish had he chosen good over evil. But sadly, he didn't. This event will also answer questions The Da Vinci Code raises, and the original founders of America.

Like I said, this movie is just one small prophecy in the grand scheme of things. Look for the signs everywhere with this worldview in mind and begin piecing the clues together as I have done. It's very possible that the true answer will not reveal itself for several years but if the entire world uses the internet as a tool to solve the greatest puzzle of all time before it's too late. There are too many connections that must be made for one person to do it, but combined, and with sustained effort, we should be able to solve it before it's too late. ALL will be revealed.

LOVE

Because even if you are intellectually and technologically advanced, it's still hard to get 6 billion sentient beings out of the way. I can't even get rid of the darn ants in my house and they are just ants!

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Maybe if aliens feared that humans will do a nuclear counter attack and make the planet useless...