Obama - did he deserve the Nobel Peace Prize?
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Well, it's been a couple of years since he got this, and many say it's because of what he WILL do, not what he DID do (which, let's face it, was bugger all at the time he received it!)
So, a couple of years on, has he done enough to have merited that prize, or did the NPP committee really get it wrong???
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Re: Obama - did he deserve the Nobel Peace Prize?
His speach in Cairo was the spark that led to the Arab Spring. He ended the war in Iraq, is winding down Afgahnastan, and he has tried as much as possible to resolve international disputes with diplomacy (and sanctions in necessary) without going to war.
He was awarded this prize because of the hope he inspried throughout the world, and contrary to how popular he is at home, he continues to inspire hope in people across the planet unlike any man in recent history. So yes, I think he deseved it.
Re: Obama - did he deserve the Nobel Peace Prize?
>thedude wrote:
By the end of the Bush administration, it seemed like America was run entirely in the interest of the whitest dudes in the world, which according to the nightly news, were all standing, unshaven, in front of rusty vans, screaming their heads off and holding signs saying things like, "I hat islams"
Voting in Obama was a sign of good faith that really cooling things down when America-hating was at an all-time high; not saying everyone loves Americans now but it's not nearly as crazy as it was before. Even though he's not really lived up to his campaign, cooling down that situation is good enough, I think.
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