"In the paragraphs leading to it, he spoke of North Korea as a regime that is arming itself with weapons of mass destruction while starving its citizens. Then he says that Iran, another repressive regime, is also arming itself with WMDs. In the third paragraph, he claims that Iraq is flaunting its hostility toward America and supporting terror, while also arming itself with WMDs, and, at the same time, murdering its own citizens." - (Don Firth - Technical Writer)

Not quite true is it Don?

Regarding the three sentences that you mention, what he said was this:

Example 1 - "North Korea is a regime arming with missiles and weapons of mass destruction, while starving its citizens."

Rogue State + mention of its armament programme + its capacity for terror (albeit domestic and internal)

Example 2 - "Iran aggressively pursues these weapons and exports terror, while an unelected few repress the Iranian people's hope for freedom."

Rogue State + mention of its armamnent programme + its support of international terrorist organisations

Example 3 - "Iraq continues to flaunt its hostility toward America and to support terror. The Iraqi regime has plotted to develop anthrax, and nerve gas, and nuclear weapons for over a decade. This is a regime that has already used poison gas to murder thousands of its own citizens—leaving the bodies of mothers huddled over their dead children. This is a regime that agreed to international inspections—then kicked out the inspectors. This is a regime that has something to hide from the civilized world."

Rogue State + mention of its armament programme + its support of international terrorist organisations.

The common thread that was instrumental in the writing of that section of that speech was the threat evaluation carried out immediately post 911 to determine what constituted the greatest threat to the United States of America. Guess what it was Don?

A "rogue State" + possession of WMD or active WMD programme + its support of an international terrorist organisation.

Iraq, Iran and North Korea were not the only candidate countries, they were only the ones that topped the list. Another that came quite near was Libya again:

A "rogue State" + possession of WMD or active WMD programme + its support of an international terrorist organisation.

What did Libya do Don?