The US military can't control a country (Iraq) with 4.5% the land area and 11% the population; I find it unlikely the US military would do better in the event o

The US military can't control a country (Iraq) with 4.5% the land area and 11% the population; I find it unlikely the US military would do better in the event of a serious civil war within the US -- and that's assuming no portion of the US army defects against the government. The only real solution would be to bomb civilian areas under the guise of stopping militia fighters, which, as we've recently seen in history, makes you popular with the locals.