No, I don't think they did. But then again, they didn't have suicide bombers. And the actions of resistance or terrorist groups doesn't really change the military/administrative reality of a territory. Iraq, just like France was, is an occupied territory. Only them clever Amerikans have made friends with some of the locals and let them take a great deal of the heat.
Oh, wait. I think they did something similar in France, too. "
It's the same example people always bring up for the simple reason that they can't accept that while contrary to what we would like to believe, might does make right. Always has, and I'm hard pressed not to say it always will. But hey, I can't see the future yet.