Why were the Borg so obsessed with Earth?
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Maybe it was because of the Earth's central role in creating the UFP. If they take Earth, the UFP would probably collapse. There don't appear to be similar coalitions in the Galaxy. All we've seen are Empires or single planets with trade agreements with other worlds. Perhaps the Borg figured the UFP would eventually rival them in its ability to adapt. Best to assimilate them before they advanced to that point.
Because Earth is where the viewers are from and a) the casual viewer is too stupid to care about humans or aliens not from Earth, and b) they can always count on Trekkies to rationalize whatever makes it to screen rather than stand behind a negative judgment thereof and expect better in the future. 
+1 to this theory. I fully approve.
number6
Vice Admiral
The Queen developed an insatiable libido, and since Picard's withered little dinky-doodle wasn't cutting it she decided to explore the other side of the fence.
Starfleet is headquartered on Earth, & the UFP/Starfleet became a candidate for assimilation, likely after the 1st encounter with the 1701-D. As to the question of why they'd only send a single cube, during their invasions?
Conceivably, under normal circumstances, it only takes one cube to assimilate a world. However, that 1st cube was hacked by Data, & destroyed. A second cube was compromised as a result of Hugh's encounter with the 1701-D, & subsequently fell into the hands of completely artificial lifeforms, designed by a Human. (Note the Borg Queen's interest in Data)
Let's face it. They must have come to terms with the fact that they had drastically underestimated the capabilities of The Federation, & there attack in ST: First Contact must have been a decidedly conservative strategy, due to a new found respect for their desired conquest's abilities
They had to be prepared for the kind of cunning that they had encountered twice before, that could also develop their own fully functional artificial lifeforms.
Attempt a standard assimilation again (minimal risks) & in the event of a failure (Which was imminent) have a fall back plan to invade them at an earlier time in their history
Conceivably, under normal circumstances, it only takes one cube to assimilate a world. However, that 1st cube was hacked by Data, & destroyed. A second cube was compromised as a result of Hugh's encounter with the 1701-D, & subsequently fell into the hands of completely artificial lifeforms, designed by a Human. (Note the Borg Queen's interest in Data)
Let's face it. They must have come to terms with the fact that they had drastically underestimated the capabilities of The Federation, & there attack in ST: First Contact must have been a decidedly conservative strategy, due to a new found respect for their desired conquest's abilities
They had to be prepared for the kind of cunning that they had encountered twice before, that could also develop their own fully functional artificial lifeforms.
Attempt a standard assimilation again (minimal risks) & in the event of a failure (Which was imminent) have a fall back plan to invade them at an earlier time in their history
It'd help if we actually saw the assimilation of a world. In VOY, we did, a couple of times - and multiple Cubes were always involved.
Single Cubes might or might not have been responsible for the carnage on the Neutral Zone and Jouret. Both instances would involve small, lightly populated outpost worlds, though, not homeworlds or other well established centers of habitation; a single Cube might well be able to handle a planet that sports a single city. A single Cube might also have been responsible for J-25 where multiple cities were scooped up, but that's by no means given; all we know is that a single Cube remained close to that planet when our heroes arrived.
Timo Saloniemi
Well, the Borg was present during First Contact; thus, creating the Federation. It's a causality-time-loop!
The Borg caused Picard to travel back in time and he inadvertently helped launched the Phoenix which caused a chain of events to occur, that led up to the creation of the UFP and then Picard traveling back in time again.
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