Axis of evil

The term axis of evil was used by United States President George W. Bush in his State of the Union Address on January 29, 2002 to describe "regimes that sponsor terror". The states Bush gave in his speech were Iraq, Iran and North Korea.

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United States - President - George W. Bush - State of the Union Address - January 29 - 2002 - Terror - State - Iraq - Iran - North Korea

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His words have been misinterpreted by some to mean that the "axis of evil" consists not solely of those three countries. However, singling out the three in such a forum as a State of the Union address, and the mention of three countries and no others as an "axis", in light of the historical analogy of the German-Italian-Japanese Axis, is not likely to result in such an misinterpretation.

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Axis - Evil - German-Italian-Japanese Axis

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But since Saddam Hussein was overthrown in 2003, it now only applies to only North Korea and Iran.

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Saddam Hussein - 2003 - North Korea - Iran

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