Obama got the Nobel Peace prize early this morning and I guess the BIG question is does he deserve this? Well to be honest, probably not. Even the president himself was shocked to hear he had the honour of receiving the reward. Many people are criticizing the Nobel Peace community for awarding Obama even when he has not made any major international legislatures. Theses people are not wrong for saying that but think about it, if the reward was not given to the President would anyone even be talking about this? Not many people would even know the prize was given out. Who knows who won the prize prior to Obama? Most people wouldn't have a clue. So although the President might not have done any break through peace agreements in the Middle-East or in North Korea, give him a break, hes a global icon. He has inspired countless amounts of people, and not only Americans. Think about it this way, after EIGHT years with Bush running America, whoever took over had to look like Mother Teressa.
The prize is more of a motivation for the President to push for his anti-nuclear world and peace between the Israel and Palestine. The President has only been in office for 9 months fixing the mess Bush created for the past 8 years. Give him another year and he'll show why he deserves to be in the Nobel Peace prize winner circle. So I would just like to say congratulations to the President and good luck in full-filling the high expectations you have on your shoulder.
Then Obama should get the prize once he does fix what the Bush administration ruined. I don't think Obama should have gotten the prize just for being an icon (though I can't tell you who should have received it since I don't follow this stuff). I mean, John Lennon was just as big of an icon and he never got it. I think Obama gets more props for his policies (that he hasn't delivered one) than his actions. Frankly, if he was white, I don't think he would be looked at in the same light.
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