Quote Originally Posted by wufwugy View Post
"Defeat" means the same as what the US did to Germany and Japan. They have no more military might and they depend on the US. Their geopolitical goals align with the US's.

Let me be more specific than just saying "defeat". US foreign policy doctrine is to eliminate Russia's sphere of influence with regards to how it counters the US's sphere of influence. The foreign policy is to eliminate Russia's influence over Syria and Iran and the old Soviet states in Europe. The US has been winning the battle pretty remarkably. In the game of geopolitics, US and Russia are the top players and they play against each other. The US naturally wants to subdue Russia because of this.

Possibly the main reason why things have gotten too far out of hand is that in order to exert power over Russia, the US has propped up radical Islam, which has resulted in an unintended consequence of Islamic hegemony in European states.
How much tinfoil are you wearing right now?