Obama and The Nobel Peace Prize
Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 4:47 am
I was as shocked as everyone else when Obama received the prize, and I couldn't really believe that he could possibly deserve it at that moment as he had done nothing exceptional in the area of peace. Some commentators said though, that Obama got the prize not for what he had done, but for the optimism of the Nobel Committee that he would become a positive influence. It's ridiculous to make such a decision, but it seems that it wasn't that bad a decision after all... as Obama's time is running out, let's take a look at some of the things he has done in regards to the military...
1) He withdrew from Iraq, ensuring that the new democratic regime could start running its own country on its own terms and that US presence would decrease agitation in the population (not that the new regime has an easy task, as Baghdad is considered the world's most dangerous city)
2) He plans to withdraw from Afghanistan and has already withdrawn large amounts of forces
3) Miraculously for a US president, he never started a single war, and even when engaging in new military conflicts like the bombing of the Libyan combat vehicle fleet, he kept a low profile and let the world community speak more united, giving precedence to a new world order based on unified justice instead of the popularized "world policing"... the equivalent in social progress of going from medieval and ancient towns guards that executed justice to their own preferences, for then to make a court where justice is served by tribal chiefs... it's still pretty underdeveloped a system of justice, but at least justice, if kept in this manner, can be better determined, the burden distributed and it can be carried out in a less messy (the efficiency of the bombing was very great, in short time the fleet was heavily crippled... the amount of money and personnel needed for US to do it single-handedly would've been great)
4) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcvaPPaxDSU I just saw this, and now he's reducing the army. Which, for anyone who knows a bit about Nobel's Testament, is pretty much the reason for anyone to receive the Prize. The reduction of armed forces.
In my eyes, it seems Obama truly has deserved it, even if he got it at the wrong time. He may not be an angel, but his little acts of American pacification are a seed, and a seed for which I hope can grow to become a better future, with less death, less destruction, and more changes in the world done peacefully.
Like Ukraine just now. Despite ~100 people dead, the mini-revolution we just witnessed is a stark contrast to what a revolution 100 years ago meant. Revolutions at that time took thousands if not tens or hundreds of thousands of deaths, led to huge destructions of infrastructure and society itself. So I cross my hands that future US presidents will follow his example, preferably improve upon it, and show diplomatic strength instead of military strength, that are both cheaper in economic costs (Bush has torn his federal government's economy to sunder and we are all just waiting for what unlucky president shall have to finally solve the debt crisis, and what miraculous means the person will have to pull from its sleeve) and cheaper in human costs (lives... less deaths... ethics... fewer civilian casualties... and human welfare... less destruction of infrastructure, property and essential resources, like farming, food and medical personnel, equipment and facilities).
1) He withdrew from Iraq, ensuring that the new democratic regime could start running its own country on its own terms and that US presence would decrease agitation in the population (not that the new regime has an easy task, as Baghdad is considered the world's most dangerous city)
2) He plans to withdraw from Afghanistan and has already withdrawn large amounts of forces
3) Miraculously for a US president, he never started a single war, and even when engaging in new military conflicts like the bombing of the Libyan combat vehicle fleet, he kept a low profile and let the world community speak more united, giving precedence to a new world order based on unified justice instead of the popularized "world policing"... the equivalent in social progress of going from medieval and ancient towns guards that executed justice to their own preferences, for then to make a court where justice is served by tribal chiefs... it's still pretty underdeveloped a system of justice, but at least justice, if kept in this manner, can be better determined, the burden distributed and it can be carried out in a less messy (the efficiency of the bombing was very great, in short time the fleet was heavily crippled... the amount of money and personnel needed for US to do it single-handedly would've been great)
4) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcvaPPaxDSU I just saw this, and now he's reducing the army. Which, for anyone who knows a bit about Nobel's Testament, is pretty much the reason for anyone to receive the Prize. The reduction of armed forces.
In my eyes, it seems Obama truly has deserved it, even if he got it at the wrong time. He may not be an angel, but his little acts of American pacification are a seed, and a seed for which I hope can grow to become a better future, with less death, less destruction, and more changes in the world done peacefully.
Like Ukraine just now. Despite ~100 people dead, the mini-revolution we just witnessed is a stark contrast to what a revolution 100 years ago meant. Revolutions at that time took thousands if not tens or hundreds of thousands of deaths, led to huge destructions of infrastructure and society itself. So I cross my hands that future US presidents will follow his example, preferably improve upon it, and show diplomatic strength instead of military strength, that are both cheaper in economic costs (Bush has torn his federal government's economy to sunder and we are all just waiting for what unlucky president shall have to finally solve the debt crisis, and what miraculous means the person will have to pull from its sleeve) and cheaper in human costs (lives... less deaths... ethics... fewer civilian casualties... and human welfare... less destruction of infrastructure, property and essential resources, like farming, food and medical personnel, equipment and facilities).
