Nobel Peace Prize of Obama & his Nobel Peace Lecture:

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   H P Roychoudhuryposted 15 years ago

   World Peace advocated by Gandhi & Martin Lother King by the act of Non-Violence but Obama announced world piece in a modified system of Non-Violence – a subject of discussion:

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      sandra rinckposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      You don't see the irony?  King said non violence and never raised a hand and was killed.  Obama... says peace but violence is necessary.  In my opinion, he has the same mind set as dictators of violent countries.

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   EmpressFelicityposted 15 years ago

   Sorry but I'm a bit cynical about Obama and his Nobel Peace Prize, given that he's sending 30,000 extra troops into Afghanistan!

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      Arthur Fontesposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Is Obama the first man to accept the peace prize with blood on his hands??

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         Ralph Deedsposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         Nope. I think Henry Kissinger qualifies.

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            C.J. Wrightposted 15 years agoin reply to this

            Not sure if Kissinger qualifies, the secretary of state can't declare ware, or order troop deployment, or set ROE's...but there are:
            
            1978 - Anwar al-Sadat, Menachem Begin
            1994 - Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres, Yitzhak Rabin
            
            By your loose definition I would also include Jimmy Carter.

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         Ralph Deedsposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         Nope. I think Henry Kissinger qualifies.
         
         Here's a link to all the recipients
         
         http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/

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            H P Roychoudhuryposted 15 years agoin reply to this

            A man is committed to world piece and his sending of 30,000 American troops to Afghanistan is subjected to withdrawal of Forces by a fixed time period unlike Vietnam War. In addition to that the selection of Oslo can not be undermined as because the decision of Nobel award has never been miss-fired till its inception.

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      cosetteposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      unfortunately the timing was bad...right after he agreed to send more troops, it was time to accept the prize. i thought he didn't want war and would end them as soon as possible but
      
      meh.

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   Uninvited Writerposted 15 years ago

   Then so did the majority of US presidents.

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      sandra rinckposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Well I wont argue with that but they didn't get awarded the peace prize.

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         Uninvited Writerposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         Which wasn't his choice.  Henry Kissinger (US Secretary of State) got one during the Vietnam War

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            sandra rinckposted 15 years agoin reply to this

            lol, oy.  What was the reason he got one?

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               Uninvited Writerposted 15 years agoin reply to this

               For his work on the Paris Peace Accords.

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