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Answer: They had planned on doing just that.​ In fact, there were elements in t.​.​.​ Top Stories from Your Feed Your Quora Digest Why didn't the Allies carve up Germany and take it as their own after the second World War? Jon Mixon 167 votes They had planned on doing just that. In fact, there were elements in the Free French government and the UK which wanted to neuter Germany permanently as a punishment for st... Read More » Who was the most ruthless U.S. politician who ever lived? Dan Holliday, Recruiter, Traveler, Runner, CrossFitter, Philosopher & Lover of History; Bilingual (English/Spanish), BcS - CompSci. 1.2k votes Francis Under. . . errrrr, I mean, Lyndon B. Johnson. There are other honorable mentions: FDR, Nixon, Woodrow Wilson, Jefferson, Clinton, Kennedy. Oddly enough the list o... Read More » Is swimming a good way to build up muscles? Wayne Henderson 423 votes Yes and no. Take a look at two of the best swimmers ever. ... Read More » What are some thoughts from European generals about America's tactics in wars through its history? Bryan Cockel, Entrepreneur, amateur natural historian, history interested person. 276 votes In the film "Patton" there is a scene at the Battle Of El Guettar in Tunisia where Patton yells towards the German lines: "Rommel, you magnificent bastard! I read your book... Read More » What's the English level of Xi Jinping and Putin? Igor Markov, EECS Prof at Michigan - currently at Google 581 votes Here's a video of Putin speaking English and another one (obviously rehearsed speeches at major events). However, Putin is unable to maintain a meaningful conversation in E... Read More » How were cannonballs effective against personnel? Ernest W. Adams, Game Design Consultant, Author, and Professor 144 votes Cannonballs don't explode. They're just a solid ball of iron. They punch a large hole in the person they hit, and the next 10 or 15 people behind him as well. They're bruta... Read More » Why do toilets in China smell so bad? Amanda Tendler 549 votes There are certain smells that are easily identifiable in different culture's bodily waste. India's public toilets have a particular smell. So do China's. So do the over san... Read More » If the United States was so unprepared for war when WWII began, how did they end up with such superior technology with their planes and small arms? Barry Hampe, Atheist, writer, pilot, sage, small-L libertarian 269 votes The U.S. was the richest nation on the planet. We could afford to put our economy on a war basis, running three shifts around the clock. We had a strong Navy in 1941 with a ...  Read More » How does deep-frying become unhealthy for you? Dorus Rolvink 2k votes As a food technologist, I see a lot of nonsense in the replies here, so allow me to first go through them one by one. If you only want the answer to how to make deep-fry... Read More » How should society deal with increasing unemployment due to automation? Vinod Khosla, Entrepreneur, investor and technologist. Founder of Khosla Ventures. 76 votes If the Tea Party thinks taxes are a problem today, I think we will have a much larger income disparity problem in 40 years. Whether redistribution is good or not, I don't t... Read More »   Read More in Your Feed This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). Quora is the best answer to any question. Unsubscribe from this email.