Agreed. There will always be a most powerful country, and thank the stars for that. The cold war sucked specifically because of the ambiguous balance of power and competitive miltarism it engendered. So given that we are left only to decide which country we think is best to lead. Russia? Fuck off. Completely dysfunctional,  corrupt and dodgy. They're not perfect but I'll take the Americans over China or Russia any day. 