to your will. it open's a pandora's box that countries well beyond europe will see and act on. >> u.s. secretary of state antony blinken, you have a lot on your plate. we appreciate your time and look forward to talking to you again soon and obviously hoping that things work out in a way that is on the diplomatic front, as you're talking about. thanks so much. >> thanks, dana. i want to go straight to republican member of the senate armed services committee, iowa senator joni ernst, a veteran who served in the iraq war. your reaction to secretary bli blinken. after what you heard, are you confident that the u.s. is doing what it needs to do to stop russia from invading ukraine? >> dana, i believe we need to act now. when it comes to pushing back against russia, we need to show strength and not be in a position of doctrine of