Originally posted by Alliance
my EU theory being:Sidious originally wanted to overwhelm the Jedi by brute force. when he thought he had found the chosen one, he invaded the planet, widening an already present civil rebellion weakening the planet until it split form the Republic, starting the Seperatist movement. however, the boy he thought was the chosen one dies and the overthrown of the pro-Republic government fails. Sidious regroups.
Then, year later, when Sidious thinks he has found the chosen one again, he invades Naboo. This time, he has a stronger Trade Fed and invades a planet that he can easily control. Hoever, Amidala proves to be quite adept despite the fact that she's 14. Palpatine pushes as far as Supreme Chancellor, but doesn't get the dictatorship he wants. Still, he can keep an eye on the chosen one and convert him, rather than the direct training he tried on iridonia.
Finally, Palpatine has more than enough political power and military force. however, this time instead of trying to villivy the jedi, he uses them in his own scheme to legitamize the war through the clones, enabling him to destroy the jedi, his enemies, and his allies, leaving just him at the top.
Interesting. What was the planet and proespective Chosen One mentioned in the first paragraph?