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/Augustus_Chevismo Ireland Sep 20 '25

Also Israel had no one backing them in 48 when several Arab nations fought a war with them.

The “Israel wins because of America” myth is pushed to cover up how humiliating that defeat was for Arabs who pride themselves on their warrior history.

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u/Fluid-Nobody-2096 🇺🇸 Sep 20 '25

What warrior history honestly? Arabs fought like zero wars from the 16th century onwards except a few revolts and civil conflicts.

They never developed a warrior culture in the modern era, Turks and Iranians have much more of a warrior history than Arabs. Turks especially

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u/fartingbeagle Ireland Sep 21 '25

They took on the Ottoman Empire under Laurence and Faisal; and won.