“Sarge?”
“What is it, Private?”
“Sir, explain to me again why we’re invading downtown Des Moines.”
“We’ve got to soften up the American people.”
“Soften them up, sir?”
“To get them ready for the arrival of our alien overlords.”
“Oh … so, we need to oppress our own citizens so they’re ready to accept the aliens’ authority.”
“No! We need to literally soften them up. Greys don’t have teeth and human flesh is hard for them to swallow.”