Iran, N. Korea still part of "axis of evil": W.House

[maddezmom]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush in 2002 branded Iraq, Iran and North Korea part of an "axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world" -- and he believes two of them still are, the White House said on Monday.

Bush, in his 2002 State of the Union address to the U.S. Congress, accused the three countries of seeking weapons of mass destruction that could be used for attacks on U.S. allies or to blackmail the United States.

The United States led a coalition of forces into Iraq but never found nuclear weapons. North Korea has agreed to give up its atomic program in exchange for aid while Iran has said it is seeking civilian energy, not nuclear weapons.

White House spokeswoman Dana Perino on Monday praised North Korea for its steps, but criticized Iran failing to adequately respond to an offer of incentives in exchange for giving up enrichment of uranium, a component used for atomic weapons.



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[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

1. Looks like oil dropped too much.

Gotta start goosing the markets.

[hatrack]

2. "You have reached the Axis of Evil. For North Korea, Press One. For Iran, Press Two."

"For information on Iraq's Evil Status, please press Three. For all other inquiries, please stay on the line. Your call is very important to us - please continue to hold."

[bdamomma]

3. what a sick SOB he is.

[mikeytherat]

4. Well, they only got off the list last month!

North Korea removed from US 'axis of evil'

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4218320.ece

mikey_the_rat

[Indenturedebtor]

5. Sigh their rhetoric is so 1984. It's almost not even amusing anymore.

"Axis of evil" lol. I think it's supposed to conjure up some smoky room on a remote volcanic island where Kim Jong Il, Sadaam, and Ahmadinejad all get together and push pins into a globe.

Rediculous.

[burf]

6. It seems to be more

in line with something out of Monty Python's Flying Circus. But then again you have to be getting up in years (like me) to appreciate those guys!

[Indenturedebtor]

7. That depends on the quote I think. Sometimes it's holy grail to a tee

"Go away or we will taunt you a second time!"

[pinniped]

8. .