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Originally Posted by filtherton
...war doesn't have rules.
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Disagree. There are some quite formal rules to warfare, as formal as any engineering or economics paradigm. See: Sun Tzu or Carl von Clausewitz for examples.
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those uniforms are there to restrict combat to engagements between two recognizable forces in order to limit civilian damage and loss of life.
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Exactly right. What irate is describing (IED's, civilian fighter, etc.) is 'asymetrical warfare', and there are rules for that as well.