when you were young, before the prequels came out(sorry younglings, this question is for the older folks) and you heard obi wan talking about the clone wars,...what did you imagine the clone wars being?
I thought it was a war where the galaxy was being invaded by clones and the Jedi fought to stop them. Boy, was I surprised when the prequels rolled around and the Jedi and clones were on the same side.
(even more so when they wound up being the first Stormtroopers)