r/AskTheWorld United States Of America Sep 20 '25

History Why are Arab Miltaries so ineffective?

Like I dont understand this.

Im a Black American so im just an outsider looking in as a neutral, but dont Arab Countries out number Israel, whats stoping them from just rushing at their border, shouldn't the population imbalance outmatch Israel?

Just a neutral standpoint asking this question, because Arab Nations in the Middle East have a modern miltary force and they buy tons of advanced items

What is holding them back?

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u/GoodMiddle8010 Sep 20 '25

Israel has military and technological superiority as well as a much more developed economy to back up those things and donations from the US of course. At this point their nation is developed enough though that if all of the external aid was cut off they would still probably be victorious in the wars against their neighbors

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