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On one man. >> if you ask me, what's the most important factor in iraq, driver behind the resurgence of isis, i would say nouri al maliki. >> the iraqi prime minister whom the bush administration had helped put into power in 2006. >> i appreciate your commitment to representing the people of iraq. >> back then, maliki's appointment was tauted by the administration as a triumphant moment for the newly democratic iraq. i appreciate i recognize the fact that the future of your country is in your hands. >> to ensure the success of democracy, al maliki needed to heal the powerful schism between the...

Escaped. into this area, a new man arrived. we know him now as abu baghdadi, the leader of isis. and, yes, he was in american custody during the iraq war. he's shown his face publicly only once. last year when he gave a sermon to his followers. back when the u.s. had him under lock and key, he was seen as believe it or not, a man who could be trusted. >> the americans seem to see him

Study extremism and challenge it. >> people that join isil, they genuinely think about bringing about an end of day scenario, that they are working on behalf of god. >> imagine his story sheds light on one crucial aspect of this picture. but what about the others? why are hundreds, thousands of people streaming from four corners of the world to fight for isis? why do young men -- and they are almost all young men -- lust for jihad? thomas friedman has a simple explanation. >> none of them have ever held jobs, power, or a girl's hand. and when you put large numbers of young males together and y...

You've heard so much and seen so much about isis, it's easy to get anxious. it's trying to scare you and confuse you. just recently the group took and the recent attacks in paris have done just that. we can't be certain how many of these attacks are planned or directed or simply inspired by isis. but that lack of knowledge only add it is our anxiety and fuels our fear. and indeed, the terrible attacks in paris have alarmed the entire world, making it all the more important we understand the islamic state fully and realistically. >> isis presents itself as a global organization but it has thriv...

A fitting response to this attack. at that moment, the seeds of isis were planted. it would take years, and untold numbers of dead before isis would supplant al qaeda, but you can draw a line from the horrifying events of 9/11 and the american response to the creation of the islamic state. that line begins 18 months after september 11th, the united states invades iraq. >> my fellow citizens, at this hour, american and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm iraq, to free its people, and to defend the world from grave danger. >> when the u.s. invaded, it hadn't...