"It wasn't very clear, really. They don't like the current Dark Council, don't like some of the Moffs, and they don't like the Treaty of Coruscant." Remember that one? The treaty that was supposed to keep the Republic and Empire from fighting? That was going well these days, wasn't it.

"Either they're for more war with the Republic, or they want the whole Empire to go back into seclusion. Or," he leaned slightly closer to the Jedi, "they just want power, and this was an excuse to kill thousands and make them feel important." And this Jedi wouldn't know anything about attacking people to feel important, would he?