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Example
I agree with you on the issue of co-ordination Green Salsa.
I just wanted to add an example so everyone can see the exact type of situation I'm referring to. In the introduction to book The Mission, The Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander Pete Blaber narrates the story of his unit in fighting behind enemy lines leading up to and during the invasion of Iraq in 2003. His small band of marauders faced off against a vastly superior force. His commander hundreds of miles away gave the order for him to push the attack. He used his on the spot knowledge of the situation to determine that this was a suicidal order, and blatantly disregarded his superior.
While this face-off between soldier and commander has played itself out ad-naseum for centuries I believe it has now fundamentally changed because the commander is no where near the battlefield and can't possibly have enough real time, and situational information to make as good a decision as the guy on the ground even if he was in similar situations previously in his own career.
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