Everything is ok - Run two wars, win Nobel Peace Prize
Posted on:October 09 2009
When I wondered how a man who is currently running two huge illegal wars and even just increased the amount of deployed troops in one of them can receive a Nobel Peace Prize (I mean, really, wtf?), I remembered this nice, not really related video:
We need somebody doing this in Austria in Germany as well :)
Comments:
erm, he (re)started dialogues with Cuba and North Korea, he stopped the missile shield in Poland and the Czech Republic (thus taking a lot of friction out of the regional conflicts with Russia), his policies are directed towards peaceful dialogues as means to resolve international conflicts, etc., pretty big accomplishments for such a little period of time, don't you think? And so far it looks like he's seriously trying to fix the sh*tholes left behind by the previous presidency, nationally and internationally.
Also remember, the two wars weren't started by him, they were forced upon him.
But niko has a valid point here, reinforcing troops for continuing wars only some weeks before receiving a peace nobel price doesn't add up.
Obama is a great precident, but this doesn't fit together.
I think Obama has the potential to earn this award, he just hasn't yet by a long shot. I think it does him more harm than good to get it right now. Seriously though, criticising him for listening to commanders in a war he inherited is stretching pretty hard for ammunition, considering all the positive things he's already done and committed to do.
Also remember, the two wars weren't started by him, they were forced upon him.