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− | According to [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/rogue%20nation ''The Free Dictionary''], a '''rogue nation''' is "a Third World state that possesses [[weapons of mass destruction]] and sponsors [[terrorism]]."
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− | The "''Merriam-Webster American Collegiate'' dictionary defines '''rogue''' as: vicious and destructive; isolated and dangerous or uncontrollable.
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− | The phrase as often used as a superfluous abstraction of "America's enemies" as defined by the US government.
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− | "We cannot let terrorists and rogue nations hold this nation hostile[sic] or hold our allies hostile[sic]." —George W. Bush
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− | Also see:
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− | *[[Ad hominem]]
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− | *[[Propaganda techniques]]
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− | *[[Rogue State: America at War With the World (2004 book)]]
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− | *[[United States as a rogue nation]]
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