Editing Axis of evil (section)

==2002 State of the Union Address==
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In his [[2002 State of the Union Address]], Bush called [[North Korea]] "A regime arming with missiles and weapons of mass destruction, while starving its citizens."<ref name=suterror>{{cite web|url=http://millercenter.org/president/speeches/detail/4540 |title=State of the Union Address (January 29, 2002) |publisher=Miller Center |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011053416/http://millercenter.org/president/speeches/detail/4540 |archive-date=October 11, 2011}}</ref> He also stated [[Iran]] "aggressively pursues these weapons and exports terror, while an unelected few repress the Iranian people's hope for freedom."<ref name=suterror /> Bush gave the most criticism to [[Ba'athist Iraq|Iraq]],<ref name=suterror /> stating "Iraq continues to flaunt its hostility toward America and to support terror. The Iraqi regime has plotted to develop [[anthrax]] and [[nerve gas]] and nuclear weapons for over a decade. This is a regime that has [[Halabja chemical attack|already used poison gas to murder thousands of its own citizens]], leaving the bodies of mothers huddled over their dead children. This is a regime that agreed to international inspections, then kicked out the inspectors. This is a regime that has something to hide from the civilized world."<ref name=suterror /> Afterwards, Bush said, "States like these and their terrorist allies constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world."<ref name=suterror />