No Iraq War

In early 2003, intelligence is gathered supporting Iraq's desire for large amounts of Plutonium. Rather than act rashly, President Bush opts instead to take detante to the Iraqis and Hussein. He puts large economic pressure upon them through tariffs and by drilling great amounts of oil and producing nuclear power plants domestically to reduce dependence upon foreign oil. By August 2004, with efforts greatly enhanced in Afghanistan due to concentration upon the War on Terror, Usama Bin Ladin is killed by a strike force of 20 CIA operatives. By October 2004, Saddam Hussein is killed by his own people in a massive protest movement that ends in democracy in Iraq.