Dan M. wrote
But, there is a tremendous difference between the two cases. All
of Iraq was under nominal control of the US. The South was under
the control of the Confederacy.
But the US South was under the nominal control of the Union, too!
Not even Britain recognized the Confederacy as a separate nation. In
name, but name only, the United States represented all the states, not
just the Northern ones.
The National government was kept out by armies.
Yes. The Union lacked de facto control of the US South.
Similarly, all of Iraq was under nominal control of the US. But was
all of Iraq under the actual control of the US? The percent of
eligible voters who voted should tell us. If more than half voted for
what is an important issue (I would expect fewer people to vote for
issues that are not important in practice), then the region they were
in is under the actual control of the US. If fewer than half the
eligible voted, I would figure differently.
Or maybe I would use US experience as a guide: when the US had
`troubled areas' what percent of the then eligible voters in those
areas actually voted? That is why I am asking the question.
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