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[Star Wars] Obi-Wan was clearly not ready to take on a padawan. So why didn't the Council give Anakin to somebody else, until Obi-wan was more experienced?

Obi-Wan promised Qui-Gon that he would train Anakin; this doesn't change the fact that he wasn't ready for a padawan, having just become a Knight.

Why didn't the Council stop this from happening? Wouldn't it have been better to let Obi-Wan grow as a Knight (an independent one, at that), before giving him an apprentice? Why not let somebody more experienced train Anakin for a few years, before giving him to Obi-Wan?

Regardless of his Chosen One status, Anakin is also a special case (i.e. 9-10 years old with attachments). Such a matter shouldn't have been handled so recklessly, especially WITHOUT a war raging on. So, what gives?
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The Council didn’t want to take Anakin in the first place and weren’t going to after Qui-Gon died. It’s only when Obi-Wan makes it clear that he will honor his master’s dying wish with or without their approval, that they accept this is going to happen. 

Basically, it was a “you want him, you gotta deal with him” kinda thing. 

It’s worth noting that Obi-Wan was an excellent Jedi even at that point of his career, so it’s not like he went in blind. He also undoubtedly was the only one in the Order who could properly mentor Anakin and have a genuine chance of keeping him from falling-note how it’s when he goes to hunt Grievous and is too far away to effect anything does Palpatine reveal himself to Anakin; he knew that if Obi-Wan was around, Skywalker would never betray the Jedi.