Bush Sr. should have finished the job to begin with. Why he wasn't removed back then, who knows. Does anybody know? Does that show US weakness? Nah.
An assassination attempt at Bush Sr. during Middle East visit. Evidence points to Iraq prompts a Clinton reaction of couple of cruise missiles launches over to some targets. Rather than confront Hussein directly, taking out targets and triggermen
Hussein kicks out UN inspectors. Hmmm thats fishy, nah, let him chill.
3 planes go kamikazee resulting in the first attack on American soil for decades. BAD NEWS. America gets demoralized.
A sign to more organized enemies, "The US is vulnerable"
America goes UBER defensive. They take out Al-Queda training camps and Taliban along with a number of pretty mountains.
Bin Ladin's ghost pops up in video and/or audio recordings.
Memories of Iraq doing fishy things resurface. They give UN a hassle proving their usefullness NULL.
Iraq becomes a target. WMD is the motive.
Please fill in the blanks people. These are the events as I remember them.