To president george w. bush, "the axis of evil" that menaced american security consisted of the nations of a. france, germany, and the netherlands. b. russia, china, and cuba. c. iraq, afghanistan, and syria. d. iran, iraq, and north korea. e. sudan, egypt, and libya. 22. among bush's advisers who pushed most strongly for the invasion of iraq were a. secretary of state colin powell and the state department. b. secretary of homeland security tom ridge and the central intelligence agency. c. former president george h. w. bush and the foreign policy "realists." d. vice president richard cheney and administration ‘‘neoconservatives." e. former president bill clinton and the "new democrats" in congress.