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Oct 6th marked the 8th anniversary of the war in Afghanistan. On Oct 8th, 17 people were killed in a car bomb attack outside the Indian Embassy in Kabul and on the tenth, 5 sweet men in Norway decided President Obama must be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, not so much for his “actions”, but for his “intentions.” Oh, Sweet Sweet Norway! A big Gold Star to Obama – just for not being President Bush.
We know that the U.N. doesn’t smell of sulphur anymore, but FYI, the wars are still on in Afghanistan and Iraq, Pakistan is still being overrun by militants, Iran just declared it has a nuclear facilty and China wont re-evaluate the Yen. So, what exactly was Obama being awarded for?
The Peace Prize has just served as fodder to Obama’s domestic critics who treat him like a snake oil salesman, who rests more on his charisma than achieving anything substantial. A rhetorically gifted charmer who has just watched as the health care debate spirals out of control, unemployment peaks at almost 10% and according to Steve Kornacki of the Observer, a “first term Middle-East push, that has achieved virtually nothing.” Kornacki also mentions a rather liberal Facebook friend of his who wrote on her Facebook page: “I now have every hope of winning the Nobel Peace Prize. I’m a great speech writer and I’m full of good intentions.”
I think that’s a great indicator of how even liberals are slightly embarrassed by the whole deal. It’s rather odd because it’s the same Nobel Committee that waited for 21 years after President Carter left office to finally proffer him the prize.
Maybe, they should have waited a while for Obama to emerge from the several morasses he is in, to award him the prize. Or maybe this is just Norway’s way of giving the Prez an “A” for effort.
Read what others had to say about Obama’s win here, here and here
