User blog comment:Commdor/Questions for Mass Effect 3/@comment-118213-20101216230959/@comment-217683-20101216232558

I think he meant, why Earth in particular? Earth isn't the hub of the galaxy, it isn't the capital/center of government of the Alliance, it isn't even the major military hub of the Alliance. If it were really about taking out a member/the leader of the Council, one would think they'd want to actually hit the leadership of the Alliance, and it isn't on Earth.

Why target Earth, giving (it would appear from what we currently know) Earth priority over, for example, the Citadel or Arcturus? There really isn't a good strategic reason, at least not one that I can see, so the question remains: "What do the Reapers gain from attacking Earth?" It's a valid question, and one that deserves more than an overly simplistic answer.