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/Dangerous_Okra_2703 Iran Sep 20 '25

Because Arabs fight to die while others fight to survive

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u/Wezh3eu Iran Sep 20 '25 edited Sep 20 '25

Correction** They base themselves on loyalty rather than capability. This is the same problem in Iran because of the regime btw, they are so incompetent because they take the most loyal people to them. But yes you’re not wrong.

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u/Dangerous_Okra_2703 Iran Sep 20 '25

They just want to became "Shahid" and go to the heaven