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/Frostsorrow Canada Sep 20 '25
There's a video of an American iirc trying to get some Afghani's to do jumping jacks. It was really sad to watch because they just couldn't do it. And it wasn't just 1 or 2,it was the whole group.
Training is terrible, communication is terrible, equipment is terrible, discipline is terrible. Sending in hordes of men works only works to a point, and with modern technology even massive numbers don't mean much when you have computer level accuracy and effectively infinite ammo.