Anakin Skywalker was to blame for the demise of the Jedi Order

Ok, I think I've managed to digest all of Cons debate: First Of all I would like to rebut the points that he made. First and foremost, con argues that Anakin was merely used as a pawn by Palpatine and that Palpatine could have used any other Jedi to carry out his plan. I must disagree. By arguing that Anakin was just following Palpatines plan you are also arguing that Anakin was not in control of his own fate and that from the moment that Palpatine decided to include Anakin in his plan he had no choice over the matter. This, however, is not true. In the video that con used we see Anakin pause and think before attacking Windu. He is clearly deciding what he should do, and in the end his desire to save Padmé overcame him and he acted the way that he did. At this point Anakin could have easily chose to do nothing at all to stop Windu, or he could have elected to aide Windu. If this had happen then the leader of the Separatists would be dead, the war would end, and the Jedi order would remain. Furthermore after betraying the Jedi and siding with Palpatine, Anakin breathlessly exclaims, "What have I done?" This indicates that he knows that he has set down a path that he knows he can not turn back from, a path that he knows he could have easily avoided. In short, Anakin always had a choice, and he chose to side with Palpatine. So even if Anakin became a part of Palpatine's plan, he didn't have to be. Secondly, my opponent argues: If you say Anakin destroyed the Jedi Order, You must say Windu destroyed the Jedi Order. Windu executed the Arrest that lead to the declared treason of the Jedi Order, playing a equal if not bigger role in the destruction of the Jedi order then Anakin did.Mace Windu was not doing anything wrong. In his eyes, and from the Jedi point of view, he was acting in the service of the republic by arresting their greatest war enemy, who just happened to had been right under their noses the whole time. While admittedly this may not have gone over great with the senators, Windu was just fulfilling the duty of the Jedi Order, who were sworn to protect the republic. Also con contends that it was Windu's arrest that allowed Palpatine to execute Order 66. But if Anakin had not stopped Windu then Palpatine would not have been able to carry out the order in the first place and the Jedi would have been able to explain their actions to the senate.Now that that is out of the way I would like to add a couple more points of my own. Anakin Skywalker not only allowed the Sith to rise to power he also slaughtered the younglings at the Jedi temple, preventing the next generation of Jedi Knights from developing and continuing the Order. This act alone would eventually bring about the demise of the Jedi Order in itself and the blame for it must fall to Anakin Skywalker. I'm almost certain that here Con will argue that Anakin was ordered to do this by Palpatine and therefore it wasn't his fault. But remember, Anakin always had a choice and even if he was just carrying out orders the younglings were still all mercilessly killed by him. If the action had taken place on the battlefield you could contend that Anakin was just fighting in the heat of the moment. But the younglings were killed in cold blood while they were defenseless and trusting of Anakin, a fact that he easily exploited. Not as long as Cons post, but I think it does the Job. Your Turn!!