The notion that thousands (going by the size of their HQ) of Jedi could maintain peace and order in a GALACTIC REPUBLIC of thousands of star systems is hokey.

There must have already armed forces (other than the Jedi) to maintain some kind of order, an order that would be constantly tested.

So the clone army must be a plus, an extra armed force designed to counter the droid armies of the Seperatists.

You don't need any secrets there.

The beginning of AOTC should be Obi-Wan inspecting the clones that have already been authorised and grown.

Padme and her ilk should be calling for an ethical rethink of policy to minimise escalating the war and to consider the moral implications of breeding armies of brain washed slaves to serve the Republic.

But by the time the Separatists are churning out droid armies it make sense that the counter force would already be in place.

It makes no sense that the Jedi would use the Clones if they have just been discovered and created under mysterious means that are linked to two senatorial assassination plots against a woman opposed to these sort of things happening.

It just doesn't make any narrative sense at all.

It really feels like Lucas had a plot and then jumbled the pages up so the plot didn't make sense any more.

This is probably why these films get fan edited so much.