Would Lincoln have allowed Kosovo to secede?

The United States was founded by assimilating an assortment of nationalities, and when threatened by the war of division in 1860, they fought it to make it an 'indivisible nation'. US today draw its strength from the size of the country and its scale of economic activity. Its super power status, which is a result of its military strength, is derived from the strength of its population and technology.

The US could never have dreamt to be what it is today, if President Lincoln failed to take appropriate action to wipe out petty minded separatist who were more bent in preserving their privileges at the cost of the union of the state! Had US broken into two, as the separatist wished, in to a 'Confederate' and a 'Union' in 1860, each of them probably would have lost the Second World War to Japan and would have remained even today as two protectorates under the Japanese emperor. That certainly would have changed world history and also its destiny!

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The US State Department's assertion that Kosovo is 'unique' and 'it does not create precedents elsewhere' could also be convincing only to the gullible. Every case is unique in its own character. The reliability of the above assertion could only be as reliable as the guarantee given to Bosnia when the NATO forces first invaded the country in 1999. They brought a UN resolution to assure Bosnia of its territorial integrity.

The US ambassador also goes on record to advice that Sri Lanka should not violate UN resolutions in its dealing with Iraq. The paradox again is haven't the US contravened the international law and UN resolutions when it invaded Iraq and when it recognized Kosovo? Does the adherence to international law depend on a country's military and economic power? In vernacular Sinhalese the sermons of those who can not practice what they preach are called the 'sermons of the jungle'. The question then is 'Are we being made to listen to the voice of the jungle in the name of modern civilization?

~ from Kosovo and its likely fall back on Sri Lanka /India ~