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by Snowgoose on October 10th, 2009
No, as a Scandinavian citizen they awarded Obama because he chose more peaceful solutions. But in Afghanistan it can be very hard just to chose diplomatic solutions alone, when they have to both alquida and taleban.
by justmesuzanne on October 10th, 2009
The Nobel committee explained their selection:
http://nobelprize.org/.../press.html
by PrairieWind on October 10th, 2009
I think it was along those lines
by More2Be on October 10th, 2009
His nomination came on his 12th day as president. The committee's only interest, just as when they gave it to Al Gore, was to discredit GWB. The norweigians did not mind strong USA leadership when they were desperate to drop the yoke of nazi occupation, but they have since been so hypocritically unnacepting of it.
by NoWhereMan on October 10th, 2009
That's a very shrewed question. Well done.+3
by jin jang on October 10th, 2009
I do not know but hope that it is the intention.He promised this during his campaign and should be obligated to do so.Otherwise his campaign promises were a delusion.Peace,to me,means the opposite of war.
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by ................l on September 18th, 2010
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What is dried skin clump on my dogs rear back?
by MarthaJFulcher on June 19th, 2010
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how many people were awarded the Nobel prize more than once
by Rakhitha91 on January 3rd, 2011
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Which Nobel Peace laureate said, "Accept my congratulations on this splendid conquest... everywhere, we will attack and smite the enemy" ?
by purplecows on January 8th, 2012
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since the last nobel prize winner was such obvious political bulls%#t, will anyone ever take the award seriously again?
by da truth on May 14th, 2010
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