Why did the U. S. bomb iraq and saddam Hussein in 1998?

The United States bombarded Iraq and Saddam Husseim in 1998 because the United States had required Saddam Hussein to leave Iraq or face war. The first targets of military importance were hit with missiles from warships stationed in the Persian Gulf and in response to the attack Iraq announced that "the evil ones, the enemies of God, have committed the stupidity of aggression against our homeland and people."