>> no. >> well, he approved them. >> he approved them. >> yes. >> george bush has never taken clear responsibility but bremer says the idea to fire baath party members came from this man. doug fieth was a key member. >> the decree was drafted and ready to be signed before i left, in fact, the day before i left under secretary of defense showed me the draft and said, we're going to issue this tomorrow. >> paul bremer says de-baathificaiton was your idea. >> no, de-baathification was discussed interagency for months. and the decision was made that some degree of de-baathification case would be required. bremer set up the mechanism. a lot of the allegations were inaccurate. >> doug feith played a key role in the original mistake.