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The pentagon spokesmanjohn kirby said what they wanted to do was to get this information out there so the world would have some idea of how this could potentially play out, and if it did happen this way, they would know what was going on, to basically preempt any russian claims of ukrainian aggression. and the administration has also said many times that this is a familiar playbook. these are the type of tactics that the russians used when they invaded crimea in 2014. barbara plett usher. the authorities in kazakhstan say the recent violence in their country had been "an organised attack on ka...

The military is opposed to that, saying that doesn't give them enough to conduct missions, the kind of training they want to do and still have enough security to protect themselves. so, of course, the other option on the table, all troops withdrawn, all troops out of afghanistan by the end of 2014. >> barbara starr, with those three options, thanks very much. let's bring in republican senator john mccain of arizona. he's a key member of the arm foreign services committee and he's returned from afghanistan recently. which of those options do you like, senator? >> first of all, i like it and t...

>> shepard: just getting word that an absolute icon of journalism will be retiring in may of 2014. barbara walters, 83 years old, a trail blazer for women in journalism and maybe one of the best known people in this country. "the view" is not commenting. abc news and barbara walters' people are not commenting, but it's out and no one is denying it. we're lead to believe over the next year there will be a series of specials on abc detailing her life and all of her many accomplishments, and all the huge interviews she has conducted over the years. she is as good an interviewer as there is out th...