Barack Obama’s Controversial Peace Prize Carries Criticism
By politicaldisgust on Oct 20, 2009 in Democrat, Featured, Obama, Politics
Does the president really deserve to be titled a peacemaker?
The president, of just nine months, receiving a Nobel Peace Prize brings a lot of shock value. However, Barack Obama is not the first nor the last president to receive this prestigious prize. The real shock is what has he accomplished to receive this honor? It seems premature to award someone for their plans and ideas to win hearts and minds which don’t have much to be supported by at this point in time. Obama’s mouth has signed a check his actions can’t cash, yet. What happens if his presidential term finishes before anything positive results from his “ideas”? Does the Nobel Committee take his prize back, or give him a pat on the back and say, “Good effort, anyway”? He has received praise and congratulations from both Democrats and Republicans, but he has also drawn a lot of criticism.
The underlying element is Obama’s vision to end extreme ideologies isn’t his own. The desire to establish Israeli-Palestinian peace is not breaking news. Not only was it not Obama’s idea to fight extreme ideologies in Iraq and Afghanistan, receiving a Nobel Peace Prize on the same day as meeting with his war council to deploy 40,000 additional troops to a war seems worse than ironic. Did he define what winning would mean? He received an honor for something he figuratively represents. If he is in fact such a peacemaker, and worthy of this honor, why would he agree to deploy more troops? Not only is he pissing off the people who support him, he’s still pissing off the people who don’t. However, many people believe he should end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, or at least establish some success, in order to be awarded this prize. Public opinion varies as some say his prize is well deserved, and some say it is a Nobel Speech Prize.
As if the demands from General McChrystal to deploy more troops were not enough pressure for the president, he is now holding the weight of this controversial peace prize as he makes a significant decision affecting the future of the war in Afghanistan. Therefore in the wake of this prize, the United States has a commander in chief playing rocks, paper, scissors in the Oval Office.
In his speech at the Rose Garden, Obama’s statement was, “I do not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments”. We understand Mr. President, that’s because nothing has been accomplished. Congratulations President Obama… for not being George Bush. Only the future will tell, but for now it appears a Nobel Peace Prize can just fall out of a Cracker Jacks box.
6 Comment(s)
By Terence Yap Singapore on Oct 21, 2009 | Reply
Before anything, I should remind all readers that Obama “inherited” 8 years of war-making decisions and, consequences of such decisions from his predecessor.
Secondly, Obama was not privy to information on the “real” situation in Afghanistan until “after” he assumed the Presidency. The 40,000 troop deployment can also be construed as an effort to support stability and secure the safety of US troops presently deployed there.
It’s only been 9 months. Come on… let’s give him more time before assassinating his character.
By Terence Yap Singapore on Oct 21, 2009 | Reply
And as for the Nobel Peace Prize… well… to be fair… that’s a tough call.
By Cornelius on Oct 22, 2009 | Reply
In truth, immediately i didn’t understand the essence. But after re-reading all at once became clear.
By politicaldisgust on Oct 23, 2009 | Reply
Technically, he inherited 5 years because the war in Iraq commenced in March 2003, and for 2 of those five years President Obama went on a campaign trail promising change and to bring the troops home, without having the information he has now. Now that he is in office, former President Bush’s so-called “war-making decisions” are now Obama’s “fight of extreme ideologies” (same thing). And so far, nothing has changed, and 40,000 more troops will be heading to Afghanistan. Therefore, the peace prize seemed “premature” because Obama has only been in office for 9 months, which has nothing to do with Obama’s character. It has everything to do with the lack of accomplishment of his “ideas and plans”, pal.
By Ariana Coleman on Apr 28, 2010 | Reply
Barack Obama is the best democrat president in my opinion. he makes the best judgment and foreign policies.. -
By Aaron Stewart on Aug 11, 2010 | Reply
i could readily say that Barack Obama will be one of the greatest US Presidents.*”