I just don't think the film makes any sense from the @The Rodent 's perspective.
How would sending the marines to suicide mission help WY to get the alien for themselves? If the marines die how is Burke (and Bishop) supposed to survive and bring the creature with them? Why is Burke on such a suicide mission in the first place (I suppose even company salary isn't good enough to die for)? And like @ironpony above asks why not send a proper team with a mission to capture an alien instead - it seems far more plausible plan to achieve the goal? Oh, and why worry about the ICC quarantine if WY runs the whole universe?
How would sending the marines to suicide mission help WY to get the alien for themselves? If the marines die how is Burke (and Bishop) supposed to survive and bring the creature with them? Why is Burke on such a suicide mission in the first place (I suppose even company salary isn't good enough to die for)? And like @ironpony above asks why not send a proper team with a mission to capture an alien instead - it seems far more plausible plan to achieve the goal? Oh, and why worry about the ICC quarantine if WY runs the whole universe?