[4CJ]

The same could be said of Robert Lee, Jefferson Davis, and just about every other confederate leader.

And if the UN commanded US troops to fire on New York City your response would be ....?

[Non-Sequitur]

Ah yes, when in doubt invoke the UN. It's a ridiculous analogy because there was no third party here. Only their country and the forces of the rebellion. And those gentlemen chose rebellion.