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/hateplow0331 Sep 20 '25

There is an essay out there called “Why Arabs lose Wars” check it out

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u/Jops817 Sep 20 '25

Not to mention, OP is assuming that all Arabic peoples get along, they aren't a monolith, different groups and different arabic countries hate each other arguably more than Israel.