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==George W. Bush's "Axis of Evil"==

==George W. Bush's "Axis of Evil"==

The '''Axis of Evil''' was mentioned in [[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]]'s State of the Union address on January 28th, 2002. The Axis of Evil was a reference to the governments of [[Iran]], [[Iraq]] and [[North Korea]]. The "Axis of Evil" speech used, as the [[New York Times]] noted, "a word once used to describe the alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan during World War II."<ref>Sanger, David E (2002), "Bush, Focusing on [[Terrorism]], says Secure U.S. is Top Priority"; ''The New York Times,'' January 30, 2002, p. A1</ref> However, Iraq, Iran and North Korea were not allies; in fact at the time of his speech Iraq and Iran's governments were bitter enemies (which is not to say that they weren't "evil").

The '''Axis of Evil''' was mentioned in [[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]]'s State of the Union address on January 28, 2002. The Axis of Evil was a reference to the governments of [[Iran]], [[Iraq]] and [[North Korea]]. The "Axis of Evil" speech used, as the [[New York Times]] noted, "a word once used to describe the alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan during World War II."<ref>Sanger, David E (2002), "Bush, Focusing on [[Terrorism]], says Secure U.S. is Top Priority"; ''The New York Times,'' January 30, 2002, p. A1</ref> However, Iraq, Iran and North Korea were not allies; in fact at the time of his speech Iraq and Iran's governments were bitter enemies (which is not to say that they weren't "evil").

Europeans objected to the speech as having a combative tone, and felt that Bush was issuing [[military]] threats to the three nations he named.<ref>Daley, Suzanne (200), "The Allies," January 31, 2002, p. A12</ref>. Bush aides insisted, however, that Bush "was not suggesting imminent military activity" against any of the countries.<ref>Sanger, David E. "Bush Aides Say Tough Tone Put Foes on Notice"  January 31, 2002, p. A1</ref>

Europeans objected to the speech as having a combative tone, and felt that Bush was issuing [[military]] threats to the three nations he named.<ref>Daley, Suzanne (200), "The Allies," January 31, 2002, p. A12</ref> Bush aides insisted, however, that Bush "was not suggesting imminent military activity" against any of the countries.<ref>Sanger, David E. "Bush Aides Say Tough Tone Put Foes on Notice"  January 31, 2002, p. A1</ref>

However, since the 2002 State of the Union the [[United States]] has consistently pursed these states with success. [[North Korea]] has now been removed from the Axis of Evil after giving into demands to destroy its [[nuclear]] facilities<ref>http://www.newsweek.com/id/144031</ref>.

However, since the 2002 State of the Union the [[United States]] has consistently pursed these states with success. [[North Korea]] has now been removed from the Axis of Evil after giving into demands to destroy its [[nuclear]] facilities.<ref>http://www.newsweek.com/id/144031</ref>  

"Our goal is to prevent regimes that sponsor [[terror]] from threatening [[America]] or our friends and allies with [[weapons of mass destruction]]. Some of these regimes have been pretty quiet since [[September the 11th]]. But we know their true nature. North Korea is a [[Communist|regime]] arming with [[nuclear weapons|missiles]] and weapons of mass destruction, while [[starvation|starving]] its [[citizen]]s.

"Our goal is to prevent regimes that sponsor [[terror]] from threatening [[America]] or our friends and allies with [[weapons of mass destruction]]. Some of these regimes have been pretty quiet since [[September the 11th]]. But we know their true nature. North Korea is a [[Communist|regime]] arming with [[nuclear weapons|missiles]] and weapons of mass destruction, while [[starvation|starving]] its [[citizen]]s.

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