The C.I.S are the good guys during the events of the Clone Wars. [Star Wars]

The inhibitor chips in the clones cannot count against the Republic because they were placed by the Jedi master Sifo Dyas, the Republic did not even know about them. And while it is true that the Republic spent hundreds of thousands of lives in the War, instead of just using droids, I would like to remind everyone of my earlier argument: the clones were the most humane choice of soldiers for the Republic. What would you rather have your own planet invaded by? Droids who don't think and just follow the orders from evil men like Wat Tambor and Sith lords, or thinking, compassionate, and empathetic clone soldiers who will refuse to enslave you and and your family because it goes against their moral code? I don't deny that Obi-wan Kenobi was spying on Geonosis, but doing so wasn't violating democracy and diplomacy. The Trade Federation was breaking the law by vastly upsizing their droid army. When Kenobi followed Jango Fett to Geonosis he happened upon "an unusual concentration of Federation ships". As a Jedi peacekeeper and Republic agent, Kenobi had a duty to investigate his very reasonable suspicions. And again, I will point out that the sentencing of Kenobi for espionage is 1) unfair because the Geonosians were violating the law and Kenobi had very reasonable suspicion to investigate, and 2) suspicious because the judge, Poggle the Lesser, who, by the way, overthrew the previous archduke in a coup, was in direct contact with the Sith lord Count Dooku, and by extension, Darth Sideous. On the quote from General Kalani, it is hearsay. We cannot ask General Kalani what factors went into his calculation and how it was produced. Perhaps he had a bias, perhaps he made a mistake. The C.I.S. military consisted mostly of B1 battle droids, which is the "standard" battle droid. And these droids were famously known for being stupid. Time and time again they were tricked by very simple and non-complex ploys. In Clone Wars 5:10 we see a whole battle cruiser of C.I.S. droids tricked by Republic mech droids. Two Super Battle droids were even tricked into leaving their guard post and walking into a closet. There are many, many more examples of the stupidity of the C.I.S. droids showcased in the Clone Wars animated series. The reason basic B1 battle droid was so unintelligent, when clearly higher intelligence was readily achievable was due to cost. The C.I.S. chose quantity over quality. Certain highly-intelligent and effective droid models were employed, such as the BX-series*, but those were vastly more expensive and thus the leaders of the C.I.S., those funding the production, chose to mass-produce the cheaper, dumber models. So even though the C.I.S. droid army vastly outnumbered the Republic clone army, the numbers need to be normalized to account for the vast superiority of clone troopers, such as ARC troopers. But, let's assume General Kalani's assessment is correct, it still calculated a nearly 25% chance that the Republic would win. Those odds really aren't that bad, so my opponents claim that the "Droids simply would have won the war", that the Republic had no chance, is wrong. It's more wrong than saying, "If I roll this 6-sided dice, it will simply not land on 5." We are unable to know how the Republic would have responded if they realize their mistake on Kalee. We have no way of knowing if the Republic ever knew the truth about Kalee. Ignorance is not an excuse for bad governmentship, but you can't call someone evil for not fixing injustices they aren't aware of. If we did, then who of us would not be now labeled as "evil"? While the Confederacy of Independent Systems did have a Parliament, I believe it was nothing more than a trick to make the lesser members of the Confederacy believe they were actual members. The Confederacy was controlled the Sith lord Count Dooku, his master Darth Sideous, and evil, greedy beings like Nute Gunray, Shu Mai, and Wat Tambor. In Clone Wars 3:10, the C.I.S. parliament voted to pursue peace and coexistance with the Republic, however, Count Dooku had the leader of the new peace movement, Mina Bonteri, assassinated to end it. The wiki page on the Separatist Parliament agrees with my belief that it was not a real power in the C.I.S.** (My source is the same page my opponent looked at and seemed to have gotten the conclusion from that the Parliament had large amounts of power, despite it specifically stating the contrary.) Thus, my opponent's claims that "almost all of the big decisions" were made in the Parliament is false. It is understandable that the representatives of lesser systems backed down but leaders like Nute Gunray, Shu Mai, and Wat Tambor, among many others, had real leverage by ways of their droid supplies and economic power. The Trade Federation alone could have ended the war by cutting off their supply of droids to the C.I.S. military. But, none of them did end their war support because none of them wanted peace and coexistance. If the war was really about unjust laws, then coexistance would be the goal, such as it was with the Confederate States of America, for as an independent government, they could undo the Republic laws. Let me set one thing straight: the Republic did not "look the other way" from the slave empire of the Hutts. The Hutt Empire was NOT part of the Republic, thus the Republic did not have jurisdiction. The Republic allows the Hutts to have slavery for the same reason the U.S. doesn't invade every nation we perceive as doing wrong, because doing so would be enforcing their own subjective morality upon others and violating the sovereignty of the Hutt Empire, which would definitely make them evil. Because the Hutt Empire was it's own nation, the Republic had to respect it's borders or go to war. A nation who respects the borders of other nations is one step closer to being a good nation. Please show me proof that any system legitimately had to turn to slavery to survive economically. And even if they did, then why didn't they stop using slavery once they joined the C.I.S.? If their use of slavery was due to taxation laws under the Republic, and those laws stopped effecting them upon joining the C.I.S., then their reason for having slavery would no longer apply. But either way, how can people who would turn to the subjugation, oppression, and exploitation of others ever be called the "good guys"? *http://starwars.wikia.com... **http://starwars.wikia.com...