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RedStatesMan,
Having flashbacks, are you? Medications wearing off? Careful you are freightening the little children here!
posted by
Glennb
on October 10, 2009 at 6:27 PM
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Ariala,
A very ackward link to the two? Afghanistan is a NATO operation with America doing the bulk of the load. George Bush was very careful to craft that charade. If President Obama pulls the plug it will burn a bigger hole in American credibility. Afghanistan is a bigger problem than most Americans know.
posted by
Glennb
on October 10, 2009 at 6:24 PM
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Corbin Dallas,
President Obama has been on this stage a bit longer than his innauguration? I am not sure when the committee sets their deadlines but I am proud to have a sitting President as Nobel Peace prize winner. For the times of London to suggest otherwise is irresponsible and reeks of incompetence about the meaning of this award. The people you cite are worthy possibly, but not better positioned to influence a different direction for America (the only real remaining option). Why are you "not" proud is the real issue?
posted by
Glennb
on October 10, 2009 at 6:18 PM
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I was surprised, especially since he's been sending more troops
to Afganistan.
posted by
Ariala
on October 10, 2009 at 5:49 AM
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Corbin
A travesty! And as Obama himself said quite rightly, "I didn't deserve it..."
Actually, I feel a little sorry for the man over this ridiculous choice. It wasn't his fault, but he must be quite embarrassed at heart, without being able to say so publicly, of course...
posted by
Nautikos
on October 10, 2009 at 5:43 AM
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CD
X Man I posted what he has done, what his peace is. You are a victim of Time and Change! Were you smoking, shooting up all through the 60's and 70's by now you are drawing some sort of government assistance for trying to make this a government hand out 'the way' when all are on the take who is going to pay? Your delightful congressmen aren't they don't even pay the taxes they are due to pay. This man's peace is a total destruction of the United States. You have no idea how void your life will be when dooms day comes about from the ignorant philandering of the American Culture by Obama!
posted by
Justi
on October 9, 2009 at 10:54 PM
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Re: you love using that name, Hussein", don't you?
WHAT THE HELL HAS YOUR BASTARD DONE"? WGHAT DID HE DO IN TWO FRIGGIN WEEKS BEFORE THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE EXPIRED? HUH? CAN YOU ANSWER THAT LIBERAL? YOUR DAY IS COMING BOY!
posted by
RedStatesMan
on October 9, 2009 at 7:20 PM
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OBAMA WINS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE...
THE ULTIMATE IN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION! IF YOU ARE A WORTHLESS LIBERAL THEN YOU ARE IN THE RUNNING FOR THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE.
posted by
RedStatesMan
on October 9, 2009 at 7:18 PM
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you love using that name, Hussein", don't you?
Mr. Obama has done more for our country and the world in his short enure than Bush ever did in his entire eight years.
Why don't you make a list of Bush's accomplishments? You can't, can you? He hasn't any. Eight long years of the REAL big zero.
Just stagnation in the economy and in world affairs.
I think the Nobel Committee is looking at the big picture -- how world relations are changing for the better -- and I think the whole world outside a few narrow-minded, short-sighted reactionaries here in the U.S. has the same view of things.
posted by
Xeno-x
on October 9, 2009 at 2:59 PM
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There are certainly very mixed feelings about this decision.
It's true that President Obama has not made peace yet in Afghanistan or in the Middle East, maybe he will fail to do so, like so may others before him. However, he is being honored for his
attitude to solving these problems.
(Sorry about the following long quotation) :
'The award is certainly unexpected and might be regarded as more of an encouragement for intentions than a reward for achievements.
After all, the president has been in office for a little over eight months and he might hope to serve eight years. His ambition for a world free of nuclear weapons is one that is easier to declare than to achieve and a climate control agreement has yet to be reached.
Indeed, the citation indicates that it is President Obama's world view that attracted the Nobel committee - that diplomacy should be founded "on the basis of values and attitudes that are shared by the majority of the world's population".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8298580.stm
posted by
elinjo
on October 9, 2009 at 9:06 AM
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