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bemildred

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Fri Dec 19, 2014, 01:01 PM Dec 2014

The Axis of Evil is losing spokes

WASHINGTON, D.C. - What’s next, a deal with Iran?

The Axis of Evil is pretty much down to a Spoke of Mischief in the form of that dreaded slayer of American Bro humor, North Korea.

Cuba, of course, was not technically part of any axis. It was merely a Cold War relic. After we’d buddied up with China and drew the Iron Curtain, Cuba was all that was left of a great era in global feuding. The lingering absurdity of America’s shunning of Cuba only mattered to politicians pandering for votes in Florida. Cuba is about as relevant to our national security as Manitoba.

George W. Bush made a good show of making enemies with his clever Axis of Evil concept, really a classic geopolitical branding.

http://www.turnto23.com/decodedc/the-axis-of-evil-is-losing-spokes

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The Axis of Evil is losing spokes (Original Post) bemildred Dec 2014 OP
Unless China is accused of helping NK carry out the cyber attacks... CJCRANE Dec 2014 #1
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