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In the wake of the Pentagon's announcement that major combat fighting in Iraq is over, representatives from several different Iraqi groups gathered south of Baghdad to discuss how to govern the country now that Saddam Hussein's regime is gone.

Gwen Ifill looks at the history of nation-building with Gaddis Smith, professor emeritus at Yale; Margaret MacMillan of the University of Toronto and Trinity College; and Diane Kunz, a former professor of diplomatic history at Columbia and Yale universities.

The U.S. warned Syria not to harbor Iraqi leaders or develop weapons of mass destruction, two charges vigorously denied by the Syrian government. Experts discuss the meaning of these strong warnings and what they may mean for the future.

People throughout the Middle East are closely watching to see how the U.S. will handle the aftermath of the war in Iraq. Ray Suarez talks to two experts on the Middle East to get their views on how those in…