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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Sol System: [QB] You simply can't have an effective government without a military. Naboo's "security forces" were crushed within minutes by a bunch of droids. The bulk of the elitest group of Jedi around would have been wiped out by a bunch of droids. Palpatine has now been the indirect owner of two seperate droid armies. So, again, why waste time with all this subtle decades long manuvering when you could just invade Coruscant and win in 10, 15 minutes tops? If it's that important to Palpatine to look like a hero to the general public, he can always appear to cut a deal with the invaders, placing himself bravely between the new "masters" of the galaxy and the masses. And if the Republic had left defense up to the individual planets, then surely there would be legislation in place to call up those militaries for the general defense? And wouldn't that be a solution far more palatable to people like Amidala? I'm afraid the fact of the matter is that Lucas' grasp on political issues is terribly shakey, and a strength of the first trilogy was that all the political stuff took place offscreen. Of course, come to think of it, if the Empire was truly heir to a military tradition that was younger than many of its officers, that would explain the general level of incompetance at work within the Empire. Maybe, by galactic standards, Stormtroopers really are the most accurate shots in the galaxy. Scary. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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