Axis of Evil Speech
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Date
January 29, 2002
Type
World
Author
smithsheep
Location
Washington,
District of Columbia,
United States
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Event Details
In his State of the Union address on January 29, 2002, U.S. President George W. Bush coined the phrase 'Axis of Evil.' He used the term to describe governments he accused of sponsoring terrorism and seeking weapons of mass destruction.
Geopolitics: The speech specifically named Iran, Iraq, and North Korea. It signaled a shift in U.S. foreign policy and set the stage for the invasion of Iraq the following year.