What is lacking here are the facts. The Soviets didn't have the weaponry that they were reputed to have. And you see what has happened in Eastern Europe. Ultimately,
the Germans did not prevail and wouldn't have been able to despite WWII. They would not have been able to successfully govern the rest of the world. The US is running into the same trouble trying to govern Afghanistan and Iraq. (Sudatenland, anyone?)

The Russians had a lot to do with repelling the Germans at the Battle of Stalingrad. As to their sitting back and waiting for the US to be defeated, this was not in their best interest at the time.FDR had a policy of embracing "Uncle Joe" as it served the US interests to do so. The idea that Soviets could have ruled the world through enslavement is pure hype
and scare tactics. They had no such capabilities even though they had a nuclear stockpile.

I notice that there are lot of stats being presented here as is they were final and authoritative.

The traffic accident stats are specious at best. There is no way that these
stats can be calibrated by people who have done no real research of this issue particularly by someone who doesn't live in the US.

Here is my point about military pseudo-security aims. The use of enemy posing and
threats is a controlling device that is employed by power-hungry politicians and generals for the purpose of manipulating public opinion. Too bad that's characterized as babble. I think that this view reflects how badly the public is manipulated by jingoism and wartime propaganda.

"Wag the Dog" was a novel before it was a movie by Larry Beinart who had a prescient view of how presidents behave. Most of them concoct wars to remain powerful
"Commander-in-Chiefs". This is a realistic perspective.