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To: Bilow who wrote (30561)	5/24/2002 8:06:52 AM
From: tekboy	Read Replies (1) of 281500

There is nothing particularly bad about the Arab armies. It's just that they're at the same level of every other 3rd world army, about 50 years out of date. while this is certainly part of what is going on, I don't believe it's the whole story. Pollack's evidence--laid out in great detail here-- amazon.com would seem to indicate that Arab armies have, indeed, demonstrated a lower level of military effectivess than comparably equipped forces. As for the debate about just what drives military effectiveness, and the role of training, doctrine, etc., etc., this is all very complicated stuff, some of which is still in dispute. Marshall's work was indeed a pioneering study, although I haven't had the time to follow the details of the recent attacks on its methodology and the defenses against those attacks. If you're really interested, I might be able to track down references for that discussion... tb@backtogradschool.ugh

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