I couldn’t really figure out how I felt about Obama winning the Nobel Peace prize. I went trolling to read a few articles at the usual suspects this morning, NY Times, Huffington Post, etc., till I came upon this article from the Washington Post with an excerpt that perfectly described how I felt about the situation:
“The Nobel Peace Prize award to Barack Obama seems so goofy – even if you’re a fan, you have to admit that he hasn’t really done much yet as a peacemaker. But there’s an aspect of this prize that is real and important – and that validates Obama’s strategy from the day he took office… America was too unpopular under Bush. The Nobel committee is expressing a collective sigh of relief that America has rejoined the global consensus. They’re right. It’s a good thing. It’s just a little weird that they gave him a prize for it.”
Ah exactly how I feel. Good job and making the world love you. Did you really deserve it? Maybe not, but does the world not hate as much now? Yes. Phew.
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