Obama wins Premature Prize
I am a big fan of Obama. I have taken enough beatings from my Libertarian and Conservative friends for saying so. I have scars and emails to prove.
But Nobel for Obama? Come on! For what ?
I too like some of the attempts his administration is making to improve relations with other countries including Iran and Cuba. But these are just attempts and good intentions.
Problem is, my kids are now going to ask for rewards every time they have a good thought or intention. No results required.
Unfortunately this may even back fire on his efforts. Expectations were high anyway, but now it has been raised to unrealistic proportions.
Bad decision by the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
it may have been a non-convincing decision, but look at this way, in the larger scheme of things, does it not now put a pressure on him to move him out of his US hat and make him a leader with a world humanitarian hat! especially in the case of afghanistan.. they are talking of 40000 additional troops!
it seems now, that to win he had to convince the US citizens but to stay on! he now has to convince the world!
Maybe a planned move by Norwegian group! In any-case, look at the past recipients! Yaseer Arafat! Al Gore! (Great work by them no doubt, but Nobel Prize! please nooo) Goes on to say that the prize is sometimes more a political tool to pre-empt what is to come to expected of them!
But i do agree maybe, it was an overkill!