2002 George W. Bush - Axis of Evil

Following the devastating attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, George W. Bush invoked a WWII term to describe governments that he accused of helping terrorism and seeking weapons of mass destruction. President Bush labeled three common enemies, Iran, Iraq and North Korea as an axis of evil. The president, stated that his administration would act to prevent "regimes that sponsor terror" from threatening the United States and its allies with Weapons of Mass Destruction.

In his 2002 State of the Union Address, President Bush addressed the nation and promised action. Just what that action was not yet known.

"States like these and their terrorist allies constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world. By seeking weapons of mass destruction, these regimes pose a grave and growing danger. They could provide these arms to terrorists, giving them the means to match their hatred. They could attack our allies or attempt to blackmail the United States. In any of these cases, the price of indifference would be catastrophic. 
We will work closely with our coalition to deny terrorists and their state sponsors the materials, technology, and expertise to make and deliver weapons of mass destruction. We will develop and deploy effective missile defenses to protect America and our allies from sudden attack. And all nations should know: America will do what is necessary to ensure our Nation's security. 
We'll be deliberate; yet, time is not on our side. I will not wait on events while dangers gather. I will not stand by as peril draws closer and closer. The United States of America will not permit the world's most dangerous regimes to threaten us with the world's most destructive weapons. 
Our war on terror is well begun, but it is only begun. This campaign may not be finished on our watch; yet, it must be and it will be waged on our watch. We can't stop short. If we stop now, leaving terror camps intact and terrorist states unchecked, our sense of security would be false and temporary. History has called America and our allies to action, and it is both our responsibility and our privilege to fight freedom's fight."

http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=29644
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_of_evil
http://www.armscontrol.org/print/995

"The United States of America will not permit the world's most dangerous regimes to threaten us with the world's most destructive weapons."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAALGqKPaT4