have all the context, he may not fully understand the degree to which his forces are failing in ukraine, that's little discomforting. >> one of the achilles heels of autocracies, you don't have people in that system who speak truth to power or have the ability to speak truth to power i think that is something we're seeing in russia. >> all right. joining us now, distinguished fellow and president emerit at the wilson center, former congresswoman jane harman of california and mark, a 26-year veteran of the cia serving in iraq and afghanistan and one of the agencies most decorated field officers. >> mark, i'm glad you're here today for so many reasons, but you're perfect with your background to explain exactly what not only the u.s. intel agencies are doing, but also what the brits are doing, sort