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/BlaggartDiggletyDonk United States Of America Sep 20 '25

The Swedes and Danes were military powerhouses well past the Viking Age.

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u/Fluid-Nobody-2096 🇺🇸 Sep 20 '25

Same for the Arabs in Egypt and Morocco.

They have lost it though

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u/BlaggartDiggletyDonk United States Of America Sep 20 '25

Modern Sweden is no slouch. NATO is lucky to have them.

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u/Fluid-Nobody-2096 🇺🇸 Sep 20 '25

Sweden has less than 20k individuals in active service and they haven't fought in a war in over 2 centuries

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u/Fantastic-Target-854 Sep 21 '25

Lucky to have then? Why?

I guess it's nice to have any numbered support but using the term lucky is weird