Contrary to what I hear in this forum the Nobel Committee was resoundingly right about awarding Obama the Peace prize. Here’s why:
- He opposed the Iraq invasion in 2003 as an Illinois State Senator, and campaigned in 2008 Presidential elections as opposing the Iraq war and wanting to end it when in office. Historical note: Bush had signed the agreement to exit and Obama kept to that deadline.
- He spoke out on how the Afghan war was prosecuted and had the surge (similar to the Bush Iraq surge) to enable him to end that war quickly. He kept to that. What you need to know is that you are a peacemaker through war that ends a war.
- He wanted the Guantanamo era ended. Congress and the States Governors conspired to block this; but he signed the order in his first week in office.
- He went to Cairo University and lit the fire that started the Arab democratic movement.
After the peace prize, he was resolute in ending Al Qaeda. His drone strikes and getting Osama bin Laden were peace moves. He used war to bring peace.
He was resolute in stopping Qadaffi’s carnage. HE succeeded with limited local casualties (and none by the allies). That’s a peace prize winner for you.
He got the military in Egypt to hand over to civilians without thousands getting killed. That’s a peace maker.
He wants to enforce the no more WMD – chemical, bio-, nuclear, et al. His signature move was to get the crippling sanctions on No. Korea and Iran. That’s what a Nobel Peace prize winner do.
He wants to show by example how he will stop WMD creation by hitting Assad. This is not Iraq 2003. We are not uncertain on chemical weapons. Contrary to what opponents say, it will not engender the retaliation by Iran, Hezbollah and Syria that people fear. Iran stopped its program in 2003 when US troops were in neighboring Iraq and Afghanistan – in fact Iran allowed US air plane flight rights in those wars. Watch how Iran back off on weaponizing nuclear fuel and Syria loosen its arms shipment to Hezbollah.
Obama is determined and resolute in his foreign policy actions. Look at how he contained China in the Pacific after he assumed power – diplomacy and power. He deliberates (and jealous fools think he’s leading from behind) because he pains when he has to send sons and daughters to the battle field. That’s a peace maker.
I salute his Nobel prize.
