In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks , the Bush administration returned to using a similar term . The concept of '' rogue states '' was replaced by the Bush administration with the '' Axis of Evil '' concept ( gathering Iraq , Iran , and North Korea ) . U.S. President George W. Bush first spoke of this " Axis of Evil " during his January 2002 State of the Union Address . More terms , such as '' Beyond the Axis of Evil '' and '' Outposts of Tyranny '' , would follow suit
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Rogue state