I'm completely shocked by this. They gave it to him based on his goals, really, rather than anything he's done. Which makes me think of the purpose of the Peace Prize. They couldn't have given it to him for what he's achieved because there's a huge list of people who's efforts have led to more results. Instead, it looks like they're giving it to Obama in order to lend legitimacy to his words about world cooperation and to try to push the new direction of America and the world as a whole further in a peaceful direction. To me its like saying "listen to Obama, here" rather than acknowledging any one group or country's particular struggles. I don't know if I agree with giving the award like this.

Obama said, "I will accept this award as a call to action, a call for all nations to confront the challenges of the 21st century," and "I am both surprised and deeply humbled by the decision of the Nobel Committee."

Thoughts?

I'm fucking pissed. I cannot express this enough. The last two choices they made have made me think so much less of the nobel group as a whole. When they start choosing politicians it just makes the thing bullshit. Especially when all that politician has done is amp up a war effort in one country, and hasn't made that big of a difference in the other war. He has no accomplishments under his belt. He has done nothing for energy policy that he said he would. He has done very little to get out of Iraq like he said he would. He hasn't closed guantonamo. He has done very little he promised.

I'm fucking pissed. This choice belittles the accomplishments of all the past recipients they have made.

Wow. I can't believe that.

one, actual, tangible thing he's done so far is put off that east European missile shield. other then that... meh. I think even Obama is like "wtf i haven't done anything"

I think its just a bunch of naive people who are still high off the election win, which the rest of the world got over like 6 months ago. if anything it just puts more pressure on him

The Nobel Peace Prize is slightly different from the other Nobel Prizes. It is not only awarded for completeaccomplishments but to individuals who are currently resolving conflict or promoting peace. President Obama falls into the second category. That is why the committee chose to award him with the prize.

That's dumb though. If he were to have accomplished a shit load while he was president, then ya 10 years from now give him the nobel peace prize. But don't give it to him before he ever did anything.

I'm going to solve war and bring everlasting peace to the world when I grow up.

prize noaw thnx

I like Obama and everything...

But this is kind of silly. Of course compared to our last president he's like Ghandi or something, but that doesn't change the fact that he's only been in office for ten months, and while he has done some things to improve our foreign policy he's still escalating the war in Afghanistan, among other things.

That said, Henry Kissinger won the Nobel Peace Prize so its not like it means shit anyway.

so did yasser arafat.

Jozsa wrote:

President Obama falls into the second category. That is why the committee chose to award him with the prize.

that's the funniest fucking thing i've ever read.

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the 2008 winner Martti Ahtisaari actually had to work for 30 year before he won

You'd think if they were gonna give it to a mainstream figure, which they apparently were going to regardless of achievements, they would've given it to Sarkozy for helping to sort out that shitstorm in Georgia (well, for the time being anyway).

i'm happy he's working towrds peace between Israel and Palestine, but I find this laughable because of his policy towards afghanistan. some of the things he said about killing bin laden during the presidental debates were just ruthless (and republican-sounding).