How dumb were those aliens? They had the fighting prowess of the Redcoats in the American Revolution. Let's all line up and shoot, then whoever is still alive, we will line up again and shoot. We were so confident against the Intergalactic fleet that we only sent one spaceship with 3 measly lives to do the dirty work. America always saves the day, that's why we make movies and video games about ourselves.

Hiding knowledge.