After World War I and the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, the province of Iraq came under the control of the United Kingdom. Despite the efforts of the British, the people rebelled and Iraq showed itself a hard land to govern. In order to restore order, a dynasty of Hashemite kings was established, beginning with Faisal I who was the son of Hussein ibn Ali. As a family originating in the Hejaz, the Hashemite dynasty was foreign to Iraq, and the Iraqi monarchy was eventually overthrown by a military revolt in 1958.
CNN White House Correspondent John King is with the vice president in the Persian Gulf state of Qatar after a brief visit to Bahrain.
Cheney is conceding, Miles, that in this region, the Arab leaders are preoccupied with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
KING: What we've been told throughout the trip is, if you look at the public perception of the Arab world, they believe the Bush administration has been pro-Israel in its policy.
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