It was all about Bush2 wanting to take revenge for Hussein had stayed in power, and Bush1 was kicked to the curb. The WMD was just an excuse. Bush2 like Bush1 had an administration loaded up with neo-cons who were screaming for war, and Bush2 gave them one.
Bush2, sworn into office January 20, 2001. Within a month, February 16, 2001 we were reading this: “United States airplanes attack Iraqi radar sites to enforce a “no-fly zone”. Bush calls the military action a “routine mission.”