Outposts of tyranny

Now that Condollleeezzzaa calls Iran an "outpost of tyranny", does that mean it's no longer on the axis?

I've always wondered why the Shrub named Iran, Iraq and North Korea as the "axis of evil". Why axis? The three countries have nothing to do with each other, unlike the Axis powers of WW II. Could his speechwriters be as historically challenged as he is?

Iran, although it has a horrible dictatorship, is an axis of nothing and an outpost of even less. And unlike the USA and half the countries of the world, it hasn't invaded another country in more than two centuries. Something Fearless Leader should ponder as he gears up for his own next invasion.