I was watching episode 2, and during the part when Obi-Wan first saw the clones I thought:"Could the clone project be a inspiration of the SPARTAN-IIIs?"
Because of the fact that both took place on a secrect planet, both units had sped up growth, and they are expendable.
What do you think?
[Edited on 12.11.2012 6:05 PM PST]