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Originally posted by InDaZone
There's so many ridiculous people on here.
When George Bush was President people were calling him the antichrist and claiming he would start WW3.
Now they are trying to pin that on Obama.
Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for opening up lines of communication with our enemies.. it's called diplomacy. He's created an atmosphere where people don't shoot first and ask questions later (BUSH and Iraq)... and people actually think about compromising.. (U.S and Russia over European missile defense system).
Obama has given billions of people around there world hope and you can say the American people have also done that by electing a man the exact opposite of Bush who destroyed our image around the world... so in a sense you can say the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the American people also.
Stop trying to demonize and discredit everything and actually have an open mind.
Originally posted by getreadyalready
reply to post by InDaZone
Obama has given billions of people around there world hope and you can say the American people have also done that by electing a man the exact opposite of Bush who destroyed our image around the world... so in a sense you can say the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the American people also.
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Originally posted by whatukno
Right, I keep forgetting to bash Obama for anything he does. Sorry, I'll certainly try and remember to put more of a bash Obama spin on any future threads about the president.
I'm not sure he deserved to win, but it's nice that the world sees us in a better light than before. Our reputation around the world is severely tarnished by the last administration. Least this president has made an effort to reach out to the world that we live in and make some headway in bettering the US in the eyes of the world.
Originally posted by TheInformer
I am very proud to have our (undisputed) American President win such a high honor, he his truly diserving and I believe when he decides the time is right he will pull our troops from Iraq and Afgan.
Truly a good day to be an American.
Originally posted by cloakndagger
It's amazing how one man can come out of nowhere to be president and a Nobel peace prize winner in one year.
Originally posted by yankeerose
This is such wonderful news for America! What an outstanding way to acknowledge our President! I am so proud of America and her President right now! What a change from just 10 months ago!!
Good for Obama!! Now maybe more Americans will see what the rest of the world thinks of our President.
Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize
[edit on 9-10-2009 by yankeerose]
Originally posted by Wachstum
the swedish commitee made a political decision: The price is not for what he did, but what he will hopefully do in the future. Like a self-fulfilling prophecy: We give you the nobel peace price and from now on, you must prove yourself worthy. If not, people will make fun of you...
Sounds like a futile hope