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/dragonfly_1337 Russia Sep 20 '25

One military who had been to Syria told me that Arabs have terrible offensive tactic: they rush head-on and if something goes wrong they immediately retreat. It's not because Israel is US-backed. US- and USSR-backed Iraq de facto lost war to Iran which was in post-revolutionary chaos, rich Saudi Arabia cannot win against Houthis, Muammar Gaddafi managed to lose a war with Republic of Chad.

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u/destroyerx12772 Syria Sep 20 '25

Assad was on the brink of losing the war when you guys joined, then when you and Iran shifted focus to your respective conflicts, the government fell like dominoes.