Analysis: Obama won, but for what? Friday, 9 October 2009 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/analysis-obama-won-but-for-what-1800213.html
Peace and best wishes. Xi On Oct 9, 9:44 pm, xi <[email protected]> wrote: > My comment: > > I guess, most people around the globe got shocked today. I too. Obama > Nobel peace prize??? why???. I have read several electronic surveys in > Europe. Among left oriented people above 50% think that "Obama does > not deserve that prize". Among conservatives close to 100% agree. > > We all, Europeans, Chinese, probably most Latinamericans, Asians, > Africans, etc. compare Obama with our politicians. We say, Obama did > not not do more than our president, premier or whatever. In fact, he > has done less. He is just a newcomer to a world where politicians use > diplomacy, not wars. Therefore Obama is promises to behave as the rest > of the world does since many years ago. Then, why he deserves a prize > and not the rest? > > Worse, many people wrote that if we compare Obama with people in NGO > or individually who has been fighting for peace along years this > reward looks like an insult. > > After any award, we use to ask ourselves does the winner deserve that > reward? But, probably that is not the right question in this case. I > think that since some years ago, the Norwegian committee asks to > themselves "how can we better use our prize to push peace?". Now, this > reward looks different. > > Obama does NOT DESERVE the Nobel Peace Prize, obvious. But Obama NEEDS > this prize more than any other politician. > > Let me put an example. Obama has delayed his decission about > Afghanistan. More troops?, less troops?, withdrawal? fresh war in > Pakistan? > > In my opinion, the committee took a serious risk. If Obama decides > more troops in Afghanistan or in Iraq, if he extends war to Pakistan, > etc. If US troops are in Afghanistan or Iraq in four years, the Nobel > Peace prize will be seen as a farce, even result of bribary rather > than justice. > > I want to believe that Obama has not delayed his decission about > Afghanistan just to ensure his Nobel prize. Since this reward, for my > opinion about him, what he finally does about troops in Afghanistan is > crucial. If he does not reduces (at least) the amount of troops, he > will be even worse for peace than Bush. He would be a dishonest > president that betrayed his country and his troops delaying a > decission to receive a personal reward. At least, Bush did not hide > his intentions. > > I think (or I want to think) that Obama WANTS to reduce troops. Even, > he WANTS to bring all troops home. We all (or most) know that in USA > the president has a voice but the military apparatus has much more > power. This Nobel Peace prize reinforces him in USA, domestic public > opinion, in order to make such decission and many others to come. > > He, Obama told that he receives this prize as a call for action. Let > us hope it is true and hereinafter Obama behaves as any other > president around the world. I would give him the Nobel Prize if he > makes USA to behave as any other peaceful nation. If that is the > result, thanks Nobel Peace Prize committeee, you made a great service > to the humankind. > > Peace and best wishes. > > Xi --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World-thread" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/world-thread?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
