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Nuclear war with nuclear-armed russia over this issue. and remember, you know, russia knows theres all sorts of other areas where the west or the international community, where the united states needs russians cooperation. ukraine is just one square on the chess board. its not the entire board. theres syria, theres north korea, theres iran and its controversial nuclear program. these are all areas where the international community and where the united states in particular depends on russian coop...

Heart you are part of us. you need to be with us. so thats an advantage that i dont think goes to either side, necessarily. and depending on the circumstances, could favor either side. >> its a remarkable -- and makes you think, with that kind of force, maybe its sort of understandable why president putin thought he could just send in the masked soldiers without insignias, knowing full well it wouldnt lead to war right away. but thats probably why weve got countries like poland and moldova and t...

Russian and ukrainian troops lit kale came face-to-face, some with weapons, some without. is this the brink of war? one of our reporters was there, right in the area where this happened. were going to get a live report on what that felt like, and if that tension is lingering now. thats next.

California. >> you were working during world war ii? >> i was working in the segregated union hall. >> so what do you tell people about that time? thats -- youre able to communicate with people that come to the park about what it was like to work there during world war ii? >> what i tell them is that ken burns and tom brokaw told a story of the battles of the fighting war, but that no one over these 70 years has told the story of the rest of america. roosevelts great arsenal democracy, extraordi...

War ii. >> ive become a primary source of stories. i was working in the segregated union hall. >> so what do you tell people about that time? youre able to communicate with people who come to the park about what it was like to work there during world war ii. >> what i tell them is that ken burns and tom botta told the story of the battles of the fighting war, but that no one over these 70 years has told the story of the rest of america, of roosevelts great arsenal of democracy, of extraordinary,...

>> you were working during world war ii. >> ive become a primary source of stories. i was working in the segregated union hall. >> so what do you tell people about that time? youre able to communicate with people who come to the park about what it was like to work there during world war ii. >> what i tell them is that ken burns and tom botta told the story of the battles of the fighting war, but that no one over these 70 years has told the story of the rest of america, of roosevelts great arsena...

And i was here working in california. >> you were working during world war ii. >> ive become a primary source of stories. i was working in the segregated union hall. >> so what do you tell people about that time? youre able to communicate with people who come to the park about what it was like to work there during world war ii. >> what i tell them is that ken burns and tom botta told the story of the battles of the fighting war, but that no one over these 70 years has told the story of the rest ...

Military? w why? >> i think so and i think in 2003 they listened to our reports, and they ignored them. this time they do not even seem to have time to look at the reports of the u.n. inspectors, which i think they should do having urged the u.n. to send inspectors. i think the assurance that the attacks would be limited is not very encouraging. it is like saying to the world that you -- syrians can go on fighting war but do not use gas. i think what the world wants to hear is a ban on the use g...

Million of us by themselves on the one hand, and second, it opens up a gulf between institutions generally and the people. you can see it in the polls. i mean, the congress has a lower approval rating than bin laden and part of it is because theres a huge disconnect between the people who are served and the people who are being served and the people who are serving. >> thats sort of a bruder issue, too. a decade of war, how insulated from the cost of war, the sort of human cost of war, so many a...

I remember from 2003, 2002, when we talk about going to war, fighting war, well bring freedom, well do this, but wars an ugly thing. having served doesnt guarantee that youre keeping that in the front of your mind when making policy decisions. but its -- more likely to be keeping them in the front of your mind if you have experience with the military while serving in congress. also something to be said about some service helps build i guess the civil institutions, that have important politics an...