Well, this is a hell of a surprise: President Barack Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize. This now removes all doubt in my mind that the Nobel Prize is a meaningless gesture.
President Obama, for all of his sincere efforts, has not crafted a hugely successful foreign policy, and that is putting it charitably. Korea still defies the world with their nuclear weapons development, as does Iran. Afghanistan fighting threatens to spill over into Pakistan, with nuclear consequences as well. Peace between Israel and the Palestinians is more remote than ever.
Oh, well. What can one expect from an organization that would award the prize to Al Gore?
2 comments:
my first thought was that maybe they're making up for Chicago not getting the Olympics
Timing does seem suspicious, but that is not the reason. As has been reported in numerous other places, nominations for the prize closed just TWO WEEKS into the Presidents term.
So he really had done nothing to deserve this prize. I think this whole episode cheapens the Peace Prize beyond redemption.
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