quadruple irony points to the US getting up on their high horse about this after subverting their own companies to institute mass surveillance of the world's Internet users: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_641A et al.
Not sure how it's "ironic" that a nation state is attempting to act in a self-interested way, in each of these cases. Regardless of the success or wisdom of that action.
I think "hypocrisy" is the sought after word.
"we know we shouldn't buy theirs based on the fact they'd be stupid to buy ours" - every signals intercept group on the planet