What did Obama do to deserve a nobel peace prize?
What did Obama do to deserve a nobel peace prize.
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ArishMell · 70-79, M
I'd forgotten he had, but since I am not American it is of interest but not an ideological matter to me, so I took the trouble to look it up.
This is what Wikipedia says:
It does add that:
It would seem too that the irony was not lost on Mr. Obama, of winning an international peace award whilst C-in-C of an entire nation's armed services
He is the fourth US President to have won the award, the others being Messrs. Roosevelt, Wilson and Carter, the last after leaving office.
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So that's answered Jmd's question: Why Did He Win It?
He was your president not my prime-minister, so I will leave to you USA readers the ironical fighting each other over a peace award!
This is what Wikipedia says:
..... his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between people".[1] The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced the award on October 9, 2009, citing Obama's promotion of nuclear non-proliferation[2] and a "new climate" in international relations fostered by Obama, especially in reaching out to the Muslim world.[3][4]
It does add that:
The Nobel Committee's decision drew mixed reactions from US commentators and editorial writers across the political spectrum, as well as from the rest of the world.
It would seem too that the irony was not lost on Mr. Obama, of winning an international peace award whilst C-in-C of an entire nation's armed services
in the midst of two wars
.He is the fourth US President to have won the award, the others being Messrs. Roosevelt, Wilson and Carter, the last after leaving office.
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So that's answered Jmd's question: Why Did He Win It?
He was your president not my prime-minister, so I will leave to you USA readers the ironical fighting each other over a peace award!