That would be like the President of the United States telling the Secret Service to take the night off. 😉
True, but you have to consider the Republic became the Empire very swiftly. I’m not trying to give ROTS too much credit but if you approach from this angle it makes sense. It’s basically the same reason why Palpatine allowed the Rebellion to attack his Death Star II. He is so prideful that he takes some serious risks which have paid out sometimes. It’s a bit of that whole “rhyming” Lucas is fond of.