Actually, I do not know why Bush suddenly wants to act that fast. America has waited ten years without doing anything except some failed hidden CIA missions in the northern of Iraq. And suddenly he wants a solution within weeks. Why not send new inspectors and see what they tell the world? I really get the impression that Mr. Bush is seeking a reason for bombing Bagdad. Why? Is it because of the oil? There seems to be something fishy.
If the problem was Saddam himself, it would be sufficient to kill him. But you do not have to start a war just to kill one person. I do not believe that 3/4 of the population of the Iraq would remove Saddam as it was stated by gghornet. Otherwise it would be easy to reform that country.
These people hate the Americans and their allies and one can not say that the Palestinian conflict does not play a role in the whole scenario.