I did not say that. I said that in international wars the US government needs to defeat another government. This can be done without actually occupying anything though it normally takes occupation in some areas to do so. However, in order for the government to win against its own people they, by definition, must occupy that land because it is not just winning that is the point. It is long term control. We see how a government that is not liked finds themselves in an untenable situation when they try and control that territory.
That is a key difference in normal wars vs. a civil war.
Revolutionaries do not, again by definition, occupy anything. They are from the people that are already there. You seem to think revolutions have any resemblance with a standard government or organization. They are not. What happens to Florida is irrelevant as the people of Florida do not simply vanish. They are still there. And the worse the situation gets, the STRONGER the insurrection becomes.
Remember I was clear at the onset, a revolution intrinsically requires significant if not pluralistic support unless they get help a significant amount of help from an external source. This is why revolution is just flat impossible as long as we retain the right to vote and the right to speak.