region. we have to make sure that the islamic republic of iran narrative does not have ascendancy. and when it does have ascendancy is when there are downtrodden and dispossessed and marginalized populations across a series of failed states in middle east. just look at the places where iran has proxy so he's today, iraq, syria, lebanon, gaza, yemen these places are not success stories like the arab states of the persian gulf or even israel they are failed states. so in general, the us does need almost like a marshall plan approach to all the populations in all these jurisdictions this humanitarian dividend could have a security one in the medium to long term then i'm ben taleblu. >> thanks for your time. >> thank you. >> i still to come russia gains on the front lines are highlighting ukraine's desperate need for military aid. we go live to capitol hill and q four the details. after a quick break, you're watching the cnn newsroom sanity needs a