Not in Afghanistan to guard pipelines: MacKay

[CHIMO]

Source: The Canadian Press

HALIFAX — Defence Minister Peter MacKay insisted Wednesday that Canadian troops are not in Afghanistan to guard a new natural gas pipeline being built through the southern part of the country.

He said fears that Canadian troops may end up paying a hefty price to protect the U.S.-backed project from insurgents are unfounded.

“We have to decide what role, if any, we'll play,” Mr. MacKay said. “We are not there specifically to protect a pipeline across Afghanistan.”

The minister said it is incidental to the role Canadians are already playing.



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[floridablue]

1. Are they building the pipeline?

[CHIMO]

2. No

They are "brown nosing" just for the right to be brown nosing.

[TrogL]

3. They're actually building it?!?!?

It's a pipeline to nowhere. The Caspian wells are a fizzle.

Click the oil wars link below.

[Demeter]

4. Yeah, Sure. Whatever You Say, Peter

The above line demonstrates the phenomenon of two positives equalling a negative.

[Tindalos]

5. Riiiight

Sure, they're not there to *specifically* guard the pipeline. They'll just protect it if, you know, they happen to be in the area.

I get your drift, Mr. MacKay. Say no more ;)

[Baby Snooks]

6. Who is building the pipeline?

This is the same pipeline Enron was to build. And would have built had it not collapsed. Is Halliburton or KBR building it?

More to Enron than met the eye. Mainly all the assets that were quickly sold off before anyone could object to the bankruptcy court.