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Saturday, October 10, 2009
Nobel
President Barack Obama Won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday because his promises of disarmament and diplomacy. The problem in that statement is that he promises this, he has not shown any disarmament. I like Barack Obama but I believe that he dose not deserve the Noble Peace Prize for promises. I believe if he takes action and and gets the troops out of Iraq he would deserve the Noble Peace Prize. I just hope that this prize will drive him to make the right choices in bringing the troops home.
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This article probably does the best job of laying it out: http://www.politicususa.com/en/node/7223
ReplyDeleteThe Nobel Peace Prize is not the Heisman Trophy. It's not even "American Idol." It is awarded for vision, for idealism and for advancing the cause of peace. Here's the important quote:
"People don't seem to get the origin of the Nobel Peace Prize, because all over the internet, you will read:
" "How can they do that?"
" They can do that because that was the intention of the prize....from the beginning. And it is THEIR prize. It is privately funded. They can do whatever they want. It was intended for visionaries, not necessarily an "accomplishment".
"After all, peace starts as a belief. Having the vision for a nuclear free world is huge. It starts there. Did W have that commitment? Did John McCain? No. Even Hilary Clinton didn't embrace peace as the ideal the way Obama did and does. So, it is rather special, in point of fact.
"And while many Americans fail to grasp just how hated America was by the world during the Bush disaster years, this award is one example of just how tenuous our standing in the world was. We are being embraced by the world again; forgiven and accepted back to the table."
And here's what the President himself said when he learned he had been awarded the Prize:
"To be honest, I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures who've been honored by this prize -- men and women who've inspired me and inspired the entire world through their courageous pursuit of peace.
"But I also know that throughout history the Nobel Peace Prize has not just been used to honor specific achievement; it's also been used as a means to give momentum to a set of causes.
"That is why I've said that I will accept this award as a call to action, a call for all nations and all peoples to confront the common challenges of the 21st century. These challenges won't all be met during my presidency, or even my lifetime. But I know these challenges can be met so long as it's recognized that they will not be met by one person or one nation alone.
"This award -- and the call to action that comes with it -- does not belong simply to me or my administration; it belongs to all people around the world who have fought for justice and for peace. And most of all, it belongs to you, the men and women of America, who have dared to hope and have worked so hard to make our world a little better."
So, the Prize is not then end result of something, but the beginning. Kent, you and your generation will continue the work begun here. You can stand with those of us who do believe peace is possible, or at least preferable, and lend your political will and public voice to advancing the cause of peace. It is not merely the President's will that gets us out of Iraq (if that were true, we'd have been out of there on the day he took office). It takes the will of the people, Congressional support, and support from the international community - the same forces that enabled us to begin the war there in the first place.