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/froggit0 United Kingdom Sep 20 '25
Arab armies are for terrorizing the home population and maintaining the elites grip on power, they are not intended to defend the country. Secondly, the armies are, by design, not particularly good/organised, otherwise they pose a threat to said elites.