Global leaders are obsequiously flocking to congratulate US President Barack Obama for being awarded the Nobel Peace Price for his “extraordinary efforts” to promote world peace, but nobody is aware of him actually accomplishing anything in his short 9 months in office.
The Norwegian committee which awards the prize states airily that he is being given it “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples.”
It cities his support of nuclear disarmament (though he has not actually reduced nuclear stockpiles or combated proliferation), his concern over climate change (which he has yet to act on), and his desire for peace in the middle east (which remains unrealised).
Even supporters can be seen pondering whether it might not have been better to wait for him to have longer in office, and his political opponents in the US are infuriated by what they see as a partisan endorsement of a man who has yet to do anything more concrete than issue a series of pleasant sounding speeches.
Previously the prize has been awarded to joke presidents such as Jimmy Carter, as well as the likes of Al Gore and Yasser Arafat, causing some to wonder if the prize does not now simply reflect the politics of the awarding body and not any concrete achievements on the part of laureates.
Via The Economist.
He won for manipulating the sheep.
Isn’t it great how Obama has brought so much peace to the world. Being in Iraq longer than Bush. With more military interventions than the previous two presidents combined? And let’s not forget the increase in nuclear stockpiles. Fracking, I forgot fracking. Gotta love how global warming reached a tipping point with him in office. The Nobel prize and the Obama administration are a joke.
Almost looks pantless, up to his balls in corexit foam? I’d frame the upper half though, they should have made him walk on water instead.
Couldn’t he remove the TSA (not visiting ever already, x2, with the TSA and seeing what happened to the Indian Ambassador) and those 1000+ military bases, of which 38 are in Japan?
US isn’t very attractive or safe or goodly anymore. Just another 2nd world country.
Well it’s not Obama’s fault for receiving a Nobel Prize… Than why are you guys tormenting Obama for getting one and stating that he has done nothing?? I mean, as I’m not a American, I wouldn’t understand that much politics in America but it’s just too damn sad to see one country not supporting one’s leader “because he has done nothing” -_-;;
Every third peace prize is bullshit.