Eagleeye wrote:You're right - normally. Problem in this case is - the enemy is situated at OLD EARTH or at least in the HOME SYSTEM OF MANKIND. And people ar likely to make a distinction between the Solarian League who simply happens to be situated there and the Planet Earth or the solar system. That's a game changer, or it could be, at least. You simply can't predict which point of view will be the dominant one, but you can bet, Abruzzi's minions in "Information and Education" will play the emotional card (Attack on the Homeworld! - even if only the home system got a visit) for all that it's worth. (And the MAlign would cheerfully help, too)
Earth and the Solar System can only be a target, after the dust had time to settle down - at least for the GA.
Well, you might be able to get away with a commando-raid.. If successful you take out the target, you don't present a military threat to earth, and all those other systems will be wanting to use all available security people to guard themselves against another raid, so a lot less people will be available for offensive operations..
On the other hand, if mars is too close to earth for such a thing, there should be some SLN bases that will fit the bill.