Guerra assimétrica

“Civility is for people living in cities with Law and order. This is asymmetrical warfare, where one side, due to political pressure, is playing by the old set of rules, while the other side plays by no rules at all. It is a down-and-dirty street fight, with knives and guns and hands and teeth and anything else that can be brought to bear. Washington does not want to recognize this obvious fact.”

Vince Flynn, em Extrem Measures, sobre a guerra ao terror, guerra esta onde o lado com mais poder e mais armas é o lado mais fraco, já que combate preso por uma camisa de força de regras que só são válidas para combates entre exércitos regulares, onde os dois lados respeitam as mesmas regras.