A Cold War is better than “no war” because there is no such thing as “no war”, only a false sense of security that makes us get sloppy and primed for attack. Meanwhile a Cold War helps keep us on our toes and primed for action.
I welcome Cold War II.
I dunno. I'm prepared for it, but I don't “welcome” it. I miss the old days of the titanic struggle in a bipolar world, with clearly delineated lines, familiarity with a worthy opponent, the endearing enemy. I miss characters like Nikita Kruschev and Chairman Mao. I understood them. In their time they posed daunting challenges, but they weren't completely mad. Putin is mad. He's the little kid brandishing his father's gun. I don't miss the recurring nightmares of a flash on the distant horizon followed by a rolling ground blast as it sweeps my house and family from the face of the earth. That I don't welcome...not at all.