>As far as the South was concerned, the North had as much right to send in
>troops as the UN has to send troops into Iraq.
Eh? They lost the Civil War. Federal authority won. What "the South" thought wasn't worth a hill of beans. Iraq is a sovereign country, not a region of the U.S. Of course you don't really believe this, but you backed yourself into a corner, and now you're trying hard to describe it as roomy and with excellent views.
Doug