If the marines today can't beat a bunch of lightly-armed goatherders in Afghanistan...?

Answer: As I sat in my M1A1 main battle tank and watched the streets of Shir G.​.​.​ Mike's Digest Top Stories For You If the marines today can't beat a bunch of lightly-armed goatherders in Afghanistan, how could any expect them to win against well-trained and armed German soldiers? Thomas Morse, former Tank Officer at U.S. Marine Corps (2009-2015) Updated Mar 28 As I sat in my M1A1 main battle tank and watched the streets of Shir Ghazay, Helmand, Afghanistan put themselves to sleep, I wondered what exactly we were doing there. I kne... Read More » To what extent is Trump's claim that China steals American intellectual property, true? Joseph Wang, studied at Ph.D Astronomy UT Austin, Physics MIT Written Fri Sigh….. I'm writing this here from Hong Kong, and it's amazing all of the science and technology stuff that's going on here. A month ago I was talking with people about sett... Read More » What's a livable salary in Palo Alto? Sarah Smith, lives in Palo Alto, CA (2012-present) Updated Mar 4, 2017 If you are willing to live with roommates, then $96K should be a livable salary. If you want to rent a whole 3BR house or condo, then you probably need a salary of about $25... Read More » How far should I run every day to prepare myself for the army's basic training? Jaylan Phipps, B.S. & B.A. Psychology & Philosophy, Indiana University - Purdue University Indi... Written Apr 1 When you get to basic, they will split you up into different groups based upon your 2-mile time. A group is for people who ran a 12–14 minute 2-mile, B group is for people ... Read More » My 14-year-old daughter has become an anarchist. I have tried to talk to her yet she disagrees. What can I do to convince her not to root for the collapse of all organised systems of governments and capitalism? Mel Kartmazov, Mother, Wife, Canadian, Worker. Written Sat Don't take a 14 year olds political opinions too seriously. At that age I thought the govt should provide free prostitutes to anyone who wants to reduce sexual assaults. Com... Read More » Why does Japan want to be a puppet of the USA instead of becoming self-independent like China? David Courso, studied at London School of Economics and Political Science Written Apr 3 Economy. Japan and Germany both were under direct military occupation by the US after the war. Both have constitutionally forsworn the war. Both became the close US allies ... Read More » What is the most amateur move to do in web development? Konrad Viltersten, works at Scandia, AB Updated Mar 12 In my opinion, based on 10+ years of experience interviewing and collaborating with real programmers as well wannabes, it would be the following distinction. "It seems to wo... Read More » When a vegan mom has a baby, does she give her milk to the child? And if not, isn't it bad for the child's health? Natasha Ghosh, Digital Marketing Specialist at BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York (2017-p... Written Fri Cows' milk is for calves. Human milk is for humans. Therefore, breastfeeding does not go against a vegan diet. On a side note, many mothers, both vegan and non-vegan, often ... Read More » Why doesn't a British and other EU citizen migrate to the US? The EU is overpopulated, poorer and weaker than the US ? Matthew Bearman, Regular writer on historic aviation and aeronautical science Written Apr 4 As a British citizen I would rather eat Nigel Farage's earwax then migrate to the US right now. It is a backwards country that doesn't even provide a basic health service t... Read More » What database does Amazon use to store product information? Gideon Shavit, Software Engineer at Amazon Written Jan 4 I can't really divulge too much, but reading the other answers I want to make sure people don't get the wrong impression. As most people correctly wrote, Amazon does not use... Read More » Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive these emails in the future, please unsubscribe.