Do you think the Jedi are even capable of thinking strategically in ROTS? Send a general that just went through a grueling 5-month-long siege into the thick of battle above Coruscant while the rest of the Order waited on planet? Then without even a break, they send him on an spying mission? And to top it all off, the Council ‘feigns’ weakness by sending Yoda and Kenobi off-planet, leaving trigger-happy Windu in charge. Someone who had already expressed plans to take over the senate. (1/2)

padawanlost:

The Jedi Council do know that ‘feigning’ weakness doesn’t mean shoot
yourself in the foot and hope for the best, right? Strategically
speaking, they’ve made every mistake in the book. You don’t send your
armies jumping across the galaxy like it. It’s exhausting for everyone.
You don’t add more stress to someone that’s already tired and exhausted.
Also, the required skill sets for a spy and a frontline general are
vastly different. So WHY?! What kind of brains do these old Jedi folks
have? (2/2)
    

The Jedi
Council was completely out of their depths and it’s important for the audience
to recognize that because that’s how Palpatine ultimately won. He overwhelmed
them to the point the Council could no longer think rationally. They weren’t
stupid but they were lost. By that point, they had completely lost sight of the
bigger picture. They were so focusing on ending the war they lost track of
everything else.

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