'New Axis of Evil'

In his 2002 State of the Union address, President Bush started making his case for the invasion of Iraq. He described Iraq, along with North Korea and Iran, as an "axis of evil'. He said they represented a unique threat to the world, and he was putting them on notice. The following year he invaded Iraq, based on lies and carefully manipulated intelligence that was used to support the lies. Now we are learning about a 'new axis of evil'. Iran is still included for consistency, but the two new additions are Russia and China. Russia is still selling our European allies liquified natural gas, and China is our largest trade partner. However, Speaker Johnson claims he has seen secret intelligence reports that demonstrate how these nations represent a unique threat to the world, and he believes the reports. How can we believe what Speaker Johnson is telling us, and shouldn't he be working to declassify this intelligence if it exists? Join the conversation and get answers to these questions and more on According2Sam episode #204. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.according2sam.com