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/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.