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Did Barrack Obama do anything to be worthy of a Nobel Peace prize?

sxt · 2011-04-06 00:22:52

The Peace Prize shall be awarded to the person who “ ...shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses. " http://nobelprize.org/alfred_nobel/will/short_testamente.html

06-04-2011 12:22am

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The Peace Prize shall be awarded to the person who

“ ...shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses. "

http://nobelprize.org/alfred_nobel/will/short_testamente.html

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#2 06-04-2011 12:34am

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Aren't you, like, a year late for this thread?

I'm sure it's in the archives somewhere.

NTM

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#3 06-04-2011 12:50am

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I believe you answered your own question with the bolded part.
As far as i can tell no he didnt.

Martin luther king he is not of the likes of.

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#4 06-04-2011 1:14am

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Ron Paul has done more to deserve it then Obama did.

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#5 06-04-2011 1:17am

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I like Obama, and think he's doing a good job, but he was a daft choice for the award. It really was just a case of him not being George Bush. Given the flak he got over it, I imagine he could well have done without the award.

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#6 06-04-2011 2:02am

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It was probably going to be awarded to anyone that succeeded GWB.

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#7 06-04-2011 10:05am

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Overheal wrote: »

It was probably going to be awarded to anyone that succeeded GWB.

Obama has actually bombed more countries than GWB. I'm not a fan of Obama and haven't been since day one. Always considered him to be a showman, with no substance.

Obama has had a far easier ride than GWB did during his term, in terms of decision making.

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#8 06-04-2011 10:16am

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COYW wrote: »

Obama has actually bombed more countries than GWB. I'm not a fan of Obama and haven't been since day one. Always considered him to be a showman, with no substance.

Obama has had a far easier ride than GWB did during his term, in terms of decision making.

Maybe I'm missing something here but
Bush : Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Pakistan
Obama : Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan

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#9 06-04-2011 11:21am

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This is the repeat of an old 9 October 2009 thread. Link:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=62461025

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