On January 29, 2002, in his first State of the Union address since the September 11 attacks, President George W. Bush describes Iraq, Iran and North Korea as an “axis of evil.”
Just over a year into his presidency and several months into a war which would eventually become the longest in American history, Bush identified the three countries as the major nodes of a wide-ranging and highly dangerous network of terrorists and other bad actors threatening the United States. The speech outlined the logic behind Bush’s “War on Terror,” a series of military engagements which would define U.S. foreign policy for the next two decades.
Bush speechwriter David Frum is credited with coining the term “axis of evil,” which was meant to evoke the Axis powers against which the United States and its allies fought in World War II. The Bush administration wanted to emphasize the outstanding threat posed by these three “terror states,” arguing that each was in the process of building weapons of mass destruction and supporting terrorist groups like Al-Qaeda. Bush’s father, former president George H.W. Bush, had invaded Iraq in 1990 after repelling the Iraqi invasion of neighboring Kuwait, but left Saddam Hussein in power.
After 9/11, George W. Bush’s administration waited less than a month before invading Afghanistan and deposing the Taliban regime there. It was not long before Bush turned his attention to “regime change” in Iraq. Although there were no direct links between Iraq, Iran and North Korea—Iraq and Iran, in fact, were commonly understood to be geopolitical enemies—the concept of an “axis of evil” united in its desire to harm Americans proved useful to those making the case for a second invasion of Iraq.
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He forgot to mention that he was the pivot man in that daisy chain, but…whetev’s, right?
What’s more evil than The Patriot Act?
And don’t forget who it was who introduced what later became the grossly misnamed Patriot Act … our Dimwit-in-Chief …
What’s more evil than The Patriot Act?
Operation Warp Speed.
How I hated this stupid bastard. Are you a ‘ditto head’ who got suckered into supporting this imbecile? Hide your face in shame.
“Axes of Evil”
Great thriller movie title.
Or it could be a period piece set in the
middle ages.
Or perhaps, a speed metal band name…
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“After 9/11, George W. Bush’s administration waited less than a month before invading Afghanistan”
That time frame indicates the invasion had been planned long before 9/11.
The real axis of evil: the House, the Senate, and the White House. Alternatively, Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld.
” Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld.”
You gotta admit it. Central casting fucking NAILED IT that time!
Well shucks, if anything the Shrub would know all about Evil since he was bouncing on Poppi’s knee.
the W is for weasel.
The most money and resources in world history poured into the Pentagram for decades, tens of trillions of dollars, much of it unaccounted for, and the USSA is successfully attacked including the Pentagram itself and My Pet Goat has priority.
More like the axis of corruption and stupidity.
You don’t still believe the story that this clown had NOTHING to do with 9-11 do you? “Attacked” sounds like some foreign operation was involved and came out of nowhere. When your president, vice-president, and many others in high ranks are the ring-leaders, even the involvement of folks like Mossad, etc. can hardly be called “an attack.” Keeping him looking like an idiot with “my pet goat” was the way they kept attention from him and his involvement.
He’s till looking for that Yellowcake, Mr L.
“W” is living proof that idiots can be elected/selected to prosecute pointless wars, the retard “W” was the prototype for retard Brandon. Dick Cheney, on the other hand, was living proof that there was something dark and evil lurking in Americas political swamp…in today’s world I suspect Obammy, Rice, and the entire Demoncrat Party.
“something dark and evil lurking in Americas political swamp…”
Same As It EVER was. Only ‘The Available Tech’ limited the GLOBAL machinations.
We-Are-Here.
The ol’ Axis of Evil: Iran, Iraq and one of the Koreas.
Best Korea
I think we all know who the real axis of evil is, we have allowed our government to escape our control.