Gary_Buchenara posted:If the Jedi had declared that they were deeply suspicious about the true nature of the Clone Wars (which they surely must have been) and chosen not to take the role of General in the war and hence allow their ranks to be spread impossibly thin across the galaxy, it's difficult to imagine how things could've worked out any worse than they did. The Sith would ultimately have been left fighting against themselves. With no Jedi involved, the Clone Wars cease to have a function as far as Palpatine was concerned. If the Separatists had gone on to "win" the bogus war, what would the result have been? The Separatist leadership, being manipulated by Palpatine, would overthrow ... Palpatine? Or alternately, the Separatists are defeated by the Republic and Palpatine remains in power, but the Jedi remain in tact as an order.
Gary_Buchenara posted:Why would Jedi Master Sifo Dyas create a clone army to help the Jedi without telling them? Surely this is a very suspicious state of affairs, particularly when he then dies, as well as the Kamino files being deleted, Dooku leaving the order, Dooku joining the Separatists, the Sith returning, Dooku telling Obiwan that there was a Sith in control of the Republic, the possibility of the Chosen One prophesy coming into play ... The list of suspicious factors goes on.
Gary_Buchenara posted:Ok, so Palpatine declares them traitors. They are scorned and marginalised by the people of the Republic. Then what? What does Palpatine do then? Begin his reign of oppression with the entire Jedi order still in tact?