Cold War Colossus: NATO's Expansion Eastward

"For some time, relative calm was maintained in South Ossetia.
The peacekeeping force composed of Russians, Georgians and
Ossetians fulfilled its mission, and ordinary Ossetians and
Georgians, who live close to each other, found at least some
common ground....What happened on the night of Aug. 7 is
beyond comprehension. The Georgian military attacked the
South Ossetian capital of Tskhinvali with multiple rocket
launchers designed to devastate large areas....Mounting a
military assault against innocents was a reckless decision whose
tragic consequences, for thousands of people of different
nationalities, are now clear. The Georgian leadership could do
this only with the perceived support and encouragement of a
much more powerful force. Georgian armed forces were trained
by hundreds of U.S. instructors, and its sophisticated military
equipment was bought in a number of countries. This, coupled
with the promise of NATO membership, emboldened Georgian
leaders into thinking that they could get away with a "blitzkrieg"
in South Ossetia...Russia had to respond. To accuse it of aggression
against "small, defenseless Georgia" is not just hypocritical but
shows a lack of humanity."
("A Path to Peace in the Caucasus", Mikhail Gorbachev, Washington Post)


The above is a clear picture of US/NATO policy. A unilateral expansion eastward
to benefit Western Capital(Banks, Corps and Oil Co's) globally. The Cold War
has never ended for one side. The US, through NATO, is soaking US and EU
taxpayers for a larger "Global Footprint" to dominate world markets for cronies.
IMF and the World Bank are the financial arms of this process. Russia, China
and Iran are surrounded by military bases. The action in Ossetia alone, and
Serbia, Iraq and AFPAK, is enough to know they're not above mass murder to
achieve "Free Market" ends.
It's laughable how Western Media elites wail over Russian Courts sending a
corrupt and embezzling Oligarch to jail. They mouth lovely phrases about
respect for the rule of law as war criminals, torturers and financial fraudsters
are favored by the law in their own countries.
They cry when China sets rigorous standards for Google operating in their
country. Google is a known leaker of information to US intelligence agencies.
Why would China allow carte blanche for corporate lackeys to leak private
information of their citizens to foreign intel agencies?
US/NATO is a Living Corpse sowing death all over the world. It, like all
malignancies, has outlived its usefulness and now only finds life in ravaging
the living.