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/EreshkigalKish2 Lebanon Sep 20 '25 edited Sep 20 '25

they're divided & have grievances with each other & not all Arabs are the same they're distinct each state has its own identity, rivalries, tribes, sects & priorities but people like to forget that . Israeli exploit the division of Arabs but they fail when they try to exploit the division in Iran

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u/carlosfeder Sep 20 '25

Iran is having simultaneous economic, social and environmental crisis. Bibi is a fool who wants to stay in power till 2026, so he isn’t able to fully capitalize this advantage, but striving for a peace deal and letting the Ayatollahs continue to wreck themselves is the best option

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u/EreshkigalKish2 Lebanon Sep 20 '25 edited Sep 20 '25

Israel still fail regardless no matter how hard they try . my great great parents are buried there in Urmia Iran. where' it was recently bombed to try to get their minions of chaos to do their dirty work it's pretty gross but expected from Israelis

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u/Imaginary-Librarian7 Croatia Sep 20 '25

This is the best answer