There was no doubt that the Jedi were lost as soon as they decided to fight in the war. They forgot what Mace said, they were defenders of the peace not soldiers.
Palpatine's plan was based on the not only predictability of the Jedi, but their arrogance, the Jedi felt that nobody could rival their power and righteousness.
The true power of Palpatine (and I still consider that he was the powered counterpart of Yoda) was that he was the ultimate chess player with the ability to look and see multiple futures.
Once the Jedi decided that their mission was to defend the republic instead of the peace, they were doomed.
As soon as they decided to be generals instead of jedi they were going to die.
Dooku in the Revenge of the Sith book describe Palpatine as a shadow in the force that was constantly looking at and peering through windows to find an advantage.
The Jedi lost their way, on top of that they were supporting a corrupt Republic. If they had followed their past and said "We're not fighting this war, we are going to step away and possibly try to negotiate a peace, Palpatine's plans might not have worked and the Jedi wouldn't have been bushwacked by Clone Troopers.
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