text: an act of asymmetric warfare waged against us? can anyone explain what the commander of guantanamo even meant by this ridiculous comment? on what planet does this make sense? conservatives:  please reply.... first off, no, the comment is inane and offensive.  second, to dispute other posts - asymmetrical warfare is what we face when we fight suicide bombers. they blow up a bomb and kill 50 people, we can't retaliate by killing 50 of the jihadists, because we don't know who or where they are. we have to try to track them down one by one. this creates the asymmetry.