Axis of Non- US friends

Time for some repackaging or "rebranding" as the marketing kids say. I'm not fond of my bulky and puerile ANUS acronym in the title, but would be happy to consider others. Axis of Evil But Only Evil When it Serves Fear-Mongering Purposes?

U.S. Policy on 'Axis of Evil' Suffers Spate Of Setbacks.

As the conflict drags on, some analysts predict that resolution will elude the president who vowed not to wait nearly a full term ago.

"I think in five years we'll be in the same stalemate we are now at best," said Clifford Kupchan, who studies Iran at the Eurasia Group. "Neither Pyongyang nor Tehran wants to pick a fight with the 800-pound gorilla because they'll lose. On the other hand, the 800-pound gorilla doesn't have a lot of options right now, either."

UPDATE:

The Royal British Society of Acronymizers writes in to announce that the currently favored rebranding coming from the work of their highly secretive Giggles Romper Room is "The World Axis of Tomfoolery."