Bush's 'evil' trio holds sway over US decade later
It was the first State of the Union address after the 9/11 attacks, and America was leading an invasion of Afghanistan in pursuit of Osama bin Laden. Fittingly, this is where President George W. Bush began on Jan. 29, 2002: "As we gather tonight, our nation is at war, our economy is in recession and the civilized world faces unprecedented dangers."/ Then, about halfway through the address, Bush started to sketch the perceived perils and coined a three-word phrase: "axis of evil" -- Iran, Iraq and North Korea. "In any of these cases, the ...
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