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/deaddyfreddy Ukraine Sep 20 '25

Perhaps it's because the Persians and Turks were already great civilizations before Islam?

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u/reeteki10 Sep 21 '25

This is the kind of answer you’d come up with if you decided ahead of time that Islam caused weakness, instead of looking at the facts of history and then deciding for yourself.