OR could it be the fact that Hebollah is fighting behind civilians making every move the Israelies make take longer to reduce casualties or look terrible in the eyes of the world?
Take your pick. I suppose the likeness of this flat virtual organization you speak of might be a bunch of hoods running around in street clothes not being able to tell a hood from an innocent person ... the difference being these hezbollah hoods have missles. In addition, this form of organization in war would seem to lend itself to more anarchy than a structured organization. No chain of command, no central orders, more chance of different sects breaking off and doing whatever the hell it wants.
I suppose, if you were to look at it the way you do, it's an "Information Age" organization ... but you should be asking yourself if this makes it better or worse?
War relies on the fact that everybody knows what everybody else is doing at any given time. I don't know if it makes it any easier, the one advantage it does have is it would be a lot harder, if not impossible, to destroy themovement (if one were inclinded to do so).
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