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[Star Wars/Clone Wars] Why was the Republic so hesitant to create a military when they knew the Separatist's have so many battle droids?

Was it because the Federation had battle droids for security and they didn't give it a thought? Surely after they blockaded and invaded Naboo, it would seem like a good idea to get citizens prepared to become soldiers. 


They could have had a reserve corps ready just in case. Perhaps have civilians that train once every month or so?
gpt
Individual planets in the Republic have their own militaries so there isn't an immediate threat to all-out war. More importantly, the hope by many within the Republic was that it wouldn't come to war and that hopefully a peaceful solution could come about.

The problem with creating an army is that A) you give a lot of power to the chancellor that he previously didn't have and B) you almost certainly prevoke the war that you are trying to prevent.