1) Bush seriously believes that he is legally empowered to do whatever he wants, whenever he wants, with absolutely no oversight.
2) Bush has a history of believing in fairy tales and trying to implement same.
3) Bush has absolutely no qualms about starting major wars based on his gut instinct. And he has no sympathy or feelings for those he causes to be killed or mutilated.

Normally, different attack plans would be derived and reviewed as a matter of course. It is a necessary thing; those with the responsibility of answereing the "What can we do?" question must have thought through all possible options. If Bush is putting these plans on the front burner, he needs to be put in a padded room and given a rubber gun to play with. Given his history, he shouldn't be anywhere near the "football".