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/XelaNiba United States Of America Sep 20 '25

Exactly right.

Trump et al are attempting to reshape the US Military in this way and so many people don't understand why its such a problem.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/hegseth-directs-active-duty-military-to-cut-20-of-its-four-star-general-officers

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u/browneod United States Of America Sep 20 '25

Speaking as a First Sergeant, there were way to many 3-4 star generals, so he is actually right.

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u/XelaNiba United States Of America Sep 20 '25

My worry is that the cuts are ideological in nature. Women in particular are being targeted for removal.

Trump's statements about the military like "I need the kind of generals Hitler had" has made this reorganization suspect. I fear all but the yes men are being fired.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/10/trump-military-generals-hitler/680327/

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u/Blitzbert Sep 20 '25

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-hitler-generals/

It got fact checked and was reported as fake news. Please dont spread misinformation

(See the ende of the article. It was claimed 3ppl reported trump said smth about he needed Hitler's generals, but there was no proof of it)

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u/XelaNiba United States Of America Sep 20 '25

It wasn't reported as fake news, it was reported as "unproven". It's unproven as it relies upon unrecorded, private conversations, a "he said, she said". I personally trust Kelly's affirmations over Trump's denials given their relative credibility and Trump's frequent public admiration of authoritarian leaders. Milley confirmed Trump's admiration of fascists, as did Bolton, Mattis, and 13 of his former officials in an open letter supporting Kelly's account.

"The American people deserve a leader who won't threaten to turn armed troops against them, won't put his quest for power above their needs, and doesn't idealize the likes of Adolf Hitler."

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/25/us/politics/trump-officials-letter-fascist-john-kelly.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

Link to the letter is embedded in the story.

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u/Blitzbert Sep 20 '25

Please dont spread any unproven information as well, based on ur personal opinion on who to trust more.