Bush and Baker promised not to expand NATO-  Ukraine critical to Russia- from The Empire Files
Channel: Jason Zenith
Date: 2017-07-10

Ex-U.S. Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, former right hand man to Colin Powell when he was Secretary of State in the regime of Bush the Younger, speaks of the reneged-on deal and the importance of Ukraine to Russia. WIlkerson sees a profit motive in NATO expansion, but that is the less powerful motive. The imperialist drive for greater power is the primary one. WIlkerson also avows that "now" the U.S. is an empire. Actually it was one from the beginning- expansionist, conquering other people's lands and killing them, taking the resources.
This is a clip from an interview by Abby Martin, "The Empire Files: 'This Ship is Sinking' Says Former Bush Official," on teleSUR. Full program at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgig1QVU2lY