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The monarchy was deposed. nationalists took over. they overthrew the iraqi monarchy. that didn't last, either. about five years after they killed the king and the military took over, the military was overthrown, as well, or at least the faction of them that had been in charge. by then it was 1963, february 1963 and the group that took over iraq then and ruled it for 40 years thereafter, that was the bath party. we think of saddam hussein as the personification of the bath party. he, in fact, took over iraq in 1979. he ruled iraq in the name of the party for more than two decades but the party ...

Bath party, or what's left of syria that it still rules, and basically expressing solidarity for the syrian president's fight against what north korea describes as imperialism. so, no question there about where north korea's sentiments lie when it comes to syria's civil war there that's gone on for some six years. now, the question about how north korea would interpret the attack here on syria, you've got to do a calculation about what could happen if the u.s. was to conduct a similar attack in north korea, and there you have to do an evaluation. that the syrian regime after six years of civil...

Fear it or dislike it, but for whatever reason, they've been fighting for a long time. so forget about what you wish would happen. >> what is likely going to happen in syria? >> i think it is possible, you know, we have to try first of all to secure and assure those min orts and peaceful minorities of sunnis that there is a viable alternative when those people were looking west at the united states and western countries and this is a democracy they wanted because they know very well that this is the only thing that would keep syria safe. we have to find the right people that have links and are...

Weary of using the word "state" because you do the propaganda for them, but functions like a quasi state, and they exert the population control that, frankly, you don't see outside of, you know, authoritarian regimes that dominated the middle east since the end of world war ii. hussein comes to mind, and, again, here's where their influence in the iraqi and military intelligence services and republic of fear, security apparatus constructed by the bath party over decades informs how isis rules. >> like a state, the arms of state security monitor each other and turn on each other. seems like the...

The military side are people from that army. >> who approved the order? for years members of the bush administration pointed fingers at each other but for the first time paul bremer gave me a clear answer to the question. why have they put the blame on you? >> not the president. >> not the president but -- >> no, the president hasn't. >> he approved? >> yes. >> george bush has never taken clear responsibility but bremer says the idea to fire bath party members came from this man, doug fieth was a key member. >> the degree was drafted and ready to be signed before i left, in fact, the day befor...