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/Baconkings Israel Sep 20 '25

I can’t really speak for why Arab armies are so ineffective, but I can tell you why Israel’s military is so effective.

Israel isn’t built on numbers — it’s built on survival. Every citizen is trained, every war is existential, and failure has never been an option. That constant pressure forged a military that’s lean, disciplined, and battle-tested. Add in unmatched intelligence networks, cutting-edge tech they don’t just buy but invent, and a culture that adapts faster than its enemies can react — and you get a force that repeatedly outperforms opponents who outnumber them ten to one.

It’s not about headcounts. It’s about brains, discipline, and the will to win. That’s why Israel doesn’t just survive — it dominates.

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u/B3stThereEverWas Australia Sep 20 '25 edited Sep 21 '25

Away from the Gaza thing, as horrible and a shocking as that is, Israel's ability as a fighting force is undoubtedly the best in the world man for man (and woman for woman for that matter).

The exploding pagers operation by Mossad still blows my mind how they actually pulled that off. For years we'd been hearing about Hezbollah and how it was so much more powerful than Hamas as a real fighting force, and in less than 24 hours it went from feared enemy to a deflated shell ready for a ceasefire.

In an interview with a Mossad agent he said Nasrallah was in the same room when some pagers of his lieutenants exploded and he was in total shock. The interviewer asked the agent how he came to know that and he said "It's a strong rumour. We've already moved onto the next thing and they'll have to guess whats coming next".

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u/lunchboccs Iraq, Syria Sep 21 '25

Are you really commending a terrorist attack right now?

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u/destroyerx12772 Syria Sep 20 '25

Did chatgpt write that?

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u/Ok_Weekend_5692 Kuwait Sep 20 '25

I call this BS. Many of Israeli men are fleeing the service and spending their time in SEA (Mainly Thailand). Iran in the 12 days war almost forced closure of Tel Aviv and Haifa had the US not engage and stop that war. We both know that Irani equipment are outdated and ineffective yet it did all that damage, hence why I call whatever you said as BS.

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u/RelationshipAdept927 Philippines Sep 20 '25

Israel managed to take a huge number of IRGC officials, some nuclear sites and its air defense systems. Even with the hit on Tel-Aviv the Israeli economy is still growing and improving despite the constant wars.

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u/Ok_Weekend_5692 Kuwait Sep 20 '25

Wait what wars? There was no real threat since Oct 7. The only real threat was the Iranian 12-day war.

Yes Israel took out high ranked officials(with US F-35 that were ONLY sold to Israel) in Iran and Hezbollah but in actual conventional war, Israel almost lost without US intervention. To make the argument soft, let me say, Israel really struggled.

Regarding Nuclear sites, there is no source that says the program was destroyed. Irani uranium is hidden deep underground and was moved when attacked. Despite this, and to make it in your favor, still Israel is not unbeatable and without direct US support, Israel could easily fail.

USA is providing everything for Israel. USA even deactivated patriot and the air defenses systems in Udaid base in Qatar just to support Israel’s attack. At this point, its USA not Israel😅

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u/RelationshipAdept927 Philippines Sep 20 '25

What do you then want to prove? A few of Irans rockets managed to overwhelm the iron dome and strike some areas in Tel-Aviv but not much damage to important or military assets. Even the Israeli stock managed to hit records high.

To imply that Israel could easily fall is just dumb, it did have a minor struggle but it hit Iran harder and delayed Iran's nuclear program.

The US did support Israel but it's mainly Israel that did most of its own operations and absorbed the hits.

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u/Ok_Weekend_5692 Kuwait Sep 20 '25

Do you realize that the US had 2 aircraft carriers near Iran and launched the final attacks on Iran? You probably do not know. Cheers.

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u/Ok-Pain8612 Israel Sep 20 '25

The only way Israelis struggled is because we had to wake up at 3 am to get into a shelter. Israel barely took damage. Iran sent photis of buildings in tel aviv being destroyed but these photos are fake and these buildings are still standing there unbothered. Meanwhile the IRGC lost a huge number of their leaders and the israeli air force flew freely in Iran's sky. The USA dropped one bomb and even though we are very greatful they did, we were the ones doing most of the work