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Pretty sure the axis of evil back then was declared as iran, North Korea, and Iraq. See https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2002-03/press-releases/bush-....

Russia was just beginning to be run by PutIn, but he wasn’t seen as antagonist to the USA yet. Ortega didn’t take power in Venezuela until 2007.

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I think the OC was speaking more figuratively.

Another more recent example might be the US throwing its weight around in the South China Sea - thus trying to protect it interests (and the dollar).

I’m pretty sure the only reason the USA is in the SCS at all is because of the amount of weight being thrown around by the PRC (to the detriment of USA allies Vietnam and Philippines).

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