The axis of evil

THE AXIS OF EVIL

January 29, 2002

GEORGE W. BUSH

George W. Bush

State of the Union adress

43rd President of the US

January 29th, 2002

Son of former President Georges H.W. Bush In office from 2001 to 2009 Neoconservative policy

Written by David Frum Annual event in the United States where the President presents his agenda for the current year Delivered in the US Capitol

October 2001

09.11.2001

1990's

01.29.2002

Invasion of Afghanistan

The shock

The "axis of evil"

World domination

After winning the Cold War against the Soviet Union, the USA have established themselves as the first political, military, and economic force in the world.

The military operation took place to capture Osama Bin Laden, destroy Al-Qaeda military bases that were protected by the regime, and put an end to the Taliban regime.

Al-Qaeda led the deadliest terrorist attack in human history. The United States were directly hit in the heart of their economic and military power.

The expression designates a group of countries who plan to develop weapons of mass destruction and support terrorism. Bush names Iraq, Iran, and North Korea.

Vocabulary

Statement in which you tell somebody that you will punish or harm them, especially if they do not do what you want

Threat

Under (one)'s watch

under one’s supervision while one is in a position of power, authority or responsibility

Training camps

Object that is used for fighting nor attacking somebody

An organized period of training at a particular place

Weapon

To harbour

To huddle

To hide and protect somebody who is hiding from the police

To gather closely together, usually because of cold or fear

Deliberate

On purpose rather than by accident

To try harder to prevent illegal activity and deal more severely with those who are caught doing it

To make a secret plan to harm somebody, especially a government or a leader

Ground Zero

The site of the Twin Towers in New York, destroyed on September 11th, 2001

To crack down on

To plot

Anaphora

Hyperbole

The repetition of a word or a phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

A way of speaking or writing that makes someone or something sound more than they are. Exaggeration.

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.

The United States of America will not permit the world's most dangerous regimes to threaten us with the world's most destructive weapons.

Parallelism

Allegory

The repetition of matching grammatical elements.

A narrative or visual representation in which a character, place, or event can be interpreted to represent a hidden meaning with moral or political significance

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.

History has called America and our allies to action.

Do you think Bush was right to call out an "axis of evil" ?