Warning: SPOILERS for Yoda #2
The Star Wars universe is rocked to its core as Yoda admits what fans have already known for years: the Jedi should have never become the police of the galaxy. The diminutive Jedi Master is known for his passive nature, his peaceful solutions to galaxy-wide problems and his non-violent stance (even as he is known as one of the greatest lightsaber duelists in the Jedi Order). But Yoda #2 reveals that the Master's wisdom does not prevent him from making mistakes, one of which he committed just before the Clone Wars.
In both comics and films, Yoda is known as a methodical Jedi who considers all the options before making a decision. He is far from the headstrong Qui-Gon Jinn or the brash and occasionally abrasive Anakin Skywalker; instead, he can almost infuriate the Council with his passivity. But Yoda makes a surprising decision during the High Republic era in Yoda #1: when a backwater world asks for aid from the Council to fend off a band of raiders, Yoda volunteers to go and stay - at least until the natives are self-sufficient.
In Yoda #2, written by Cavan Scott with art by Nico Leon, Yoda remains on the planet, but sees that the natives have taken matters into their own hands (especially after the attack on the previous issue). A massive watchtower is constructed, but the locals wished Yoda would use his Force "magic" to help out their defenses. "The Force is not 'magic', young Litah," admonishes Yoda. "Nor a shortcut should it be. Build your own defenses, the Scalvi must. Need me you do not."
Even Yoda Knew The Jedi Should Never Have Waged A War
Hindsight is 20/20, however, and Yoda should have heeded his own advice. Years later, Yoda would actively participate in the Clone Wars, sending his fellow Jedi into battles as Generals - but the Jedi had no military experience as Generals (prior to the Clone Wars, they had only led their own people). If Yoda and the Jedi had simply done nothing, Emperor Palpatine's clone army wouldn't have received the legitimacy that it did when it was associated with the Jedi.
This issue takes place years before the Prequel era, in which it appears Yoda has adopted an isolationist stance towards using the Force to solve conflicts. What event happened between this issue and the Clone Wars that forced Yoda to adopt a different strategy in his mind? Star Wars fans may never know (Yoda is a character surrounded in mystery and intrigue), but Yoda should have listened to his past self when confronted with the conflict that would eventually become the Clone Wars.