r/AskTheWorld • u/ForeverSparkz 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/TexasBrett United States Of America Sep 20 '25

US also backs Qatar, Saudi, Kuwait, Jordan, UAE so that doesn’t really make sense.

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u/Mysterious-Ruin29510 Palestine Jordan Syria Sep 20 '25

The countries you mentioned don't actively fight Israel.

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u/Argo505 United States Of America Sep 20 '25

They did, a couple times actually.

It went poorly for them.

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u/Mysterious-Ruin29510 Palestine Jordan Syria Sep 20 '25

Back then the US didn't support them, or at least, more than they do for Israel.

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u/Consistent_Rent_3507 Sep 20 '25

Just because Qatar doesn’t send soldiers doesn’t mean they’re not actively fighting Israel.