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[Star Wars] After the fall of the Republic, why didn’t Obi-Wan just raise Luke? Why did he feel the obligation to give Luke to Owen and Beru, and only watch over him from afar, when he would have been able to protect him much better as if he raised him like his own son?

The recent trailer got me thinking. When Owen and Obi-wan were talking about training Luke, Owen is all like “hur dur like you trained his father?” It’s a fair point but still, Owen and Beru wouldn’t even have had Luke if Obi-Wan didn’t give him to them. Like they wouldn’t even have known he existed if not for Obi-Wan, but I digress. Knowing the man Obi-Wan is, I think he would have been a much better parent to Luke than his aunt and uncle. And, Obi-Wan could have easily trained Luke without opposition from Owen. Its been a while since I’ve watched ROTS, but I vaguely remember someone (maybe Yoda?) saying he should be with family. But let’s be honest, Obi-Wan was more family to Anakin than step-brother Owen ever was. If Shmi were still in the picture, then ok, but she’s not. So, why would Obi-Wan give up Luke and become that crazy old wizard on Tatooine?
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I’m guessing two-fold:

1) he thought Luke might be better off growing up in a home with two parents 

2) Obi wan knew that he himself would likely be hunted by the Empire, so it was for Luke’s protection in case Obi was found and killed.