[DiogenesLamp]

I didn’t that they - or you were very smart. I just said that they chose the “Might makes right” model - and lost.

Excuse me, but you seem to be having difficulty of understanding the word "Might" in context. The Union population was double the Southern Population, Their industrial base was many multiple times bigger, their land mass was bigger still.

All the "Might" was on their side, and they used it to invade and conquor people who were defending their homeland.

The CSA didn't invade the Union, nor did it pose any serious threat to it. The provocation which you still whine about is damage to a bunch of rocks, and loss of pride at having been kicked off of other people's land.

Certainly not worth killing 600,000 people for, at least not to a sane man.

[EternalVigilance]

The CSA didn't invade the Union,

Hmmm...I seem to remember a number of incursions by the rebels into Union territory.

nor did it pose any serious threat to it.

Yeah, sure. The ring of forts and thousands of troops around the national capital were put there for no reason at all.

[rockrr]

The disparity of forces obviously didn’t make any difference to the insurrectionists when they started the war. I never said they were smart - just aggressive.