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Russian tanks and troops to cross the border, if he orders his missiles to target key cities and flatten neighborhoods and towns, most of the world will watch in horror and do little more than watch. ukraine will face the invasion alone, what could be the bloodiest since world war ii. retired general cedric leighton. for almost three decades ehe worked as an intelligence officer in the air force. colonel, it is good to see you. thanks for being with us. >> you bet, john. its going to be with you...

Would look like. >> if there is a military invasion of ukraine by russia, its likely to begin with a significant barrage of missiles and bomb attacks. those are never as precise as the army would -- any army would like them to be and we dont know how precise the russian army would like them to be so innocent civilians could be killed regardless of their nationality. it would then be followed by an onslaught of a ground force moving across the ukrainian frontier. >> general, if that is the intel ...

>> if there is a military invasion of ukraine by russia, its likely to begin with a significant barrage of missiles and bomb attacks. those are never as precise as the army -- any army would like them ton and we dont even know how precise the russian army would like them to be. it would then be followed by an onslaught of a ground force, moving across the ukrainian frontier. >> the u.s. state department is telling americans inside ukraine to leave the country and no rescues will come for anyone ...

Would involve a ground force with no notice, communications to arrange departure could be severed and nobody would be able to count on rail, or air departures, and i am saying the risk is now high enough and the threat is immediate enough that the prudence demands its time to leave now, while commercial options, commercial air and rail service exists and while the roads are open. the president will not put the lives of our men and women in uniform at risk by sending them into a war zone to rescu...

Its likely to begin with a significant barrage of missiles and bomb attacks. it would then be followed by an onslaught of a ground force moving across the ukrainian frontier, again, where innocent civilians could get caught in the cross fire or get trapped in places they could not move from. >> i want to bring in msnbcs josh letterman at the white house, erin mclaughlin inside ukraine, also with me the former supreme allied commander for nato and retired four-star general barry mccaffrey. good t...

Today. >> it would then be followed by an onslaught of a ground force moving across the ukrainian frontier. mike: if you were the u.s. ambassador to ukraine right now, what would be your top priorities? >> one would be maintaining channels of communication with the ukrainian government and facilitating even today american flights arriving, providing more weapons and defensive equipment for the ukrainians to better enable them to defend themselves and then third doing what you can to assist ameri...

Onslaught of a ground force moving across the ukraine frontier. >> reporter: the u.s. tonight, again repeating warnings that a fake attack could be used to launch an invasion. >> no one should be surprised if russia instigates an incident in order to justify an action it planned all along. >> reporter: analysts say the u.s. releasing intelligence on putins possible plans is part of a strategy. >> theyre trying to preempt any kind of fabricated excuse that mr. putin would have to invade ukraine. ...

Retired four star general barry mccaffrey joins us. general mccaffrey, first your thoughts as to where things stand right now? >> factually its pretty clear that the russians have put into place a sizable military force. some 60% of the total ground force. half the air power. 83 battalion teams. belarus on the eastern ukraine border and at sea. looks like the military capacity to take down ukraine is there. they have also got significant bisome accounts gru penetration inside ukraine. a couple h...

To get out of ukraine safely if need be? >> jake, if there is a military invasion of ukraine by russia, its likely to begin with a significant barrage of missiles and bomb attacks. those are never as precise as the army -- any army would like them to be. we dont know how precise the russian army would like them to be, so innocent civilians could be killed regardless of their nationality. it would be followed by an onslaught of a ground force moving across the ukranian frontier, again, where inno...

Invasion plan. of course with all these steps it remains to be seen what happens, what putin orders. but again, from the beginning going back months, frankly, the u.s. assessment of russian plans had been to begin with an air assault, artillery, aerial bombardment, soften the battlefield you might want to say, and then follow with a ground force. the other point i would make is this, don, and youve covered on your broadcast and cnn has been covering this for some weeks now that it is the belief ...