“6 years ago is NOT eons ago, RB.”
You are correct in chronological terms. But in real terms Bush’s overtures to bring Ukraine and Georgia into Nato were rejected immediately. So, what you bring up as the reason for this situation, is irrelevant to this situation.
Russia is annexing Ukraine because it wants Ukraine, forcibly back into it’s orbit.
No it's not irrelevant. The West has made repeated plays to bring the former Soviet republics into its fold and the Russians are reacting accordingly. They're not stupid and have decided to do something about it after this latest bungled attempt to subvert the original Ukrainian government.
Ask yourself how would the U.S. would react if the Russians attempted to interfere in Canada, Mexico, or the Caribbean? Remember the Cuban missile crisis? Grenada?