President Barack Obama has won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,” according to the Nobel Committee in Oslo. We talk with the BBC's Lars Bevanger in Oslo, presidential historian Douglas Brinkley and New York Times correspondent Sheryl Gay Stolberg for their reactions.
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Well deserved!
It was kind of jarring in many ways to hear John Bolton's opinion so early in the morning. What a tool. How sad I am that the Prince of Peace, Dick Cheney, wasn't asked to also supply what I am sure would be a fascinating and unpredictable opinion on the matter.
He deserve the prize just for the speech he did in Cairo in addition to other things, but that speech was just enough. It was like extending his had with peace to the Arab and Muslim world. It's a great deal in the Arab culture to extend your hand with peace specially if you are the stronger side. Later he started withdrawal of the troops of Iraqui's cities, talk to Iran and North Korea, designated a convoy for the middle east peace talk. These are all achievements given the previous US foreign policy.
I heard it in the car and, hearing that nominations were made only 10 days after Obama came to office, reflected that this was a US peace prize for the American electorate, that elected a man who promised to conduct international affairs by negotiating, not dictating.
I do not understand.
This guy is killing countless innocent civilians in Pakistan, Iraq and Afghanistan. He continues to hold innocent people prisoners without bringing them up on charges. He is a very poor choice for this award.
Oh great. We get to hear from John Bolton, a hateful,
right-wing hatchet man for the Bush Administration
who couldn't even get a legitimate confirmation for
his fake position at the UN!!!
Shame on you Takeaway. You could have chosen a
better representative for the "other side."
Bolton is simply a third rate hack.
Wangari is a *previous* Nobel Peace prize winner, not a "former" winner.
Maybe he was chosen, because noone dared to stand up to the Chinese dictatorship.
He certainly hasn't done anything yet.
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