Canada Condemns Pakistan’s $7.5 Billion Pipeline Project To Iran

[phantom power]

Buthead: "What's it called when you expect one thing to happen and it turns out the opposite?"
Beavis: "Ironic?"
Butthead: "No, dumbass, it's an English word."
Beavis: "Cool?"
Butthead: "Yeah, that's it"

John Baird, Canadian foreign minister issued a statement saying that the Canadian federal government got disappointed by Pakistan's decision to build the $7.5 billion gas pipeline to Iran to purchase Iranian resources through the pipeline.

"Canada is deeply disappointed by Pakistan's decision to build a new natural gas pipeline with Iran and to purchase Iranian resources through it," said John Baird in the statement Friday.

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/441675/20130304/iran-pakistan-gaspipeline-project-canada.htm

[dipsydoodle]

1. "deeply disappointed"

Whoa - that's a bit strong.

[kristopher]

2. Not really any irony there, nor is it cool.

It would be ironic only if the stated objection related to CO2 emissions, however the issue at hand is that the pipeline undermines efforts to force Iran to forego making nuclear weapons under the guise of developing a domestic enriched uranium fuel supply for their "civilian" nuclear power program.

"We understand that Pakistan has energy needs; however, there are other significant credible resource partners to assist Pakistan with these issues," said Baird. "Iran is the greatest threat to global peace and security today, and a nuclear Iran would only further destabilize the region. We call on Pakistan to work with the international community to address this situation."