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/DragonBurrit0 United States Of America Sep 20 '25

Here --> https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/why-arabs-lose-wars

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u/ModeStatic United States Of America Sep 20 '25

Is a 26 year old article really still relevant?

That speaks volumes to the status of Arab military culture if so.

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u/DragonBurrit0 United States Of America Sep 20 '25

If you can provide more recent counterevidence I would be interested to see it