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Idiot Biden just keeps getting us into fights - now Pakistan!

Saudi Arabia, and Afghanistan, and North Korea, and of course Russia,
and China.
Why can't the idiot just let some situations sit Quietly?
Calling an allie "maybe one of the most dangerous nations in the world"
IS NOT HELPFUL!

https://www.reuters.com/world/pakistan-summons-us-ambassador-over-bidens-nuclear-remark-2022-10-15/

2 minute read October 15, 20225:28 AM PDTLast Updated 3 hours ago
Pakistan summons U.S. ambassador over Biden's nuclear remarks
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam

FILE PHOTO - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Pakistan's
Foreign Minister Zardari in Washington
FILE PHOTO - Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari speaks following his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the
State Department in Washington, U.S., September 26, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Pool

KARACHI, Pakistan Oct 15 (Reuters) - Pakistan's foreign minister said on Saturday he had summoned the U.S. ambassador after President Joe Biden questioned the safety of Pakistan's nuclear programme.

In a speech on Thursday, Biden said Pakistan is "maybe one of the most dangerous nations in the world" as it has "nuclear weapons without any cohesion".

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said he was surprised by the
comments. "As far as the question of the safety and security of
Pakistan's nuclear assets are concerned, we meet all – each and every – international standard in accordance with the IAEA," he said at a press conference on Saturday.

A transcript of Biden's speech was published by the White House on its
website.

Bhutto-Zardari said he didn't think the decision to summon the U.S.
ambassador would negatively affect relations with the United States, and
said officials could address any specific concerns Washington had on the nuclear programme.

Ties between Islamabad and Washington, once close allies, have just
started to warm after some years of frosty relations, mostly due to
concerns about Pakistan's alleged support of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Pakistan denies this support.

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The foreign minister said worries about Pakistan's nuclear programme
were not raised on his recent trip to Washington, where he held
extensive meetings, including at the State Department.

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Reporting by Gibran Peshimam; Writing by Rupam Jain; Editing by Kirsten
Donovan and Ros Russell

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