A few weeks ago when I read that Obama had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize I could not have been more shocked than if I had read we were now at war with Switzerland. Stunned, incredulous, and rubbing my eyes as I picked myself up off the floor where I had keeled over in a fit of laughter I realised at once that the the process for Obama's consideration must have started before his inauguration. The Obama public relations minions work quickly but since when did the Nobel committee use affirmative action standards in assessing prospective recipients? Obama's policy in the Middle East reveals that his administration has become not only the graveyard for peace and justice in the region but also the incubator of the next great conflict there. His cancellation of missile sites in Poland and Czechoslovakia, his reduction of our missile defense system, his reluctance to commit the required number of troops for success in Afghanistan, his constant apology tours on behalf of the United States, his woeful historical amnesia, his predeliction for historical revision, and his sycophancy towards Islam, all demonstrate that he is the greatest risk to world peace that we have and surely must have been awarded the wrong prize. The Benedict Arnold Award with oakleaf & cluster would have been far more appropriate. Since Yasser Arafat, Jimmy Carter, and Al Gore were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize it has become a badge of shame proudly worn by murdering pedophiliac terrorists, old venal buffoons, and egregious imposters making a gross mockery of its original intent and insulting those really deserving of it. When thinking of the Nobel Peace Prize committee we should keep in mind that the same country that gave us Alfred Nobel also gave us Vidkun Quisling.
Obama told us that he was "humbled" when he was notified about winning the Nobel Peace Prize, but he should have said "embarrassed". It's as if a soldier was awarded the Victoria Cross just for showing up on the parade ground with his rifle. Naturally, the soldier would have the integrity to decline it for fear of insulting all the previous worthy recipients. You see, in order to be considered for the VC one actually has to have demonstrated courage above and beyond the call of duty in the face of enemy fire. Inscribed on the Victoria Cross are but two words: "For Valour". One wonders what will be inscribed on Obama's award, perhaps: "For What?"
Many of us are curious if any of these people came in second or if they were even deemed worthy of consideration at all:
1. Chinese Human Rights Activist Hu Jia - imprisoned for campaigning for human rights in the PRC
2. Wei Jingsheng, who spent 17 years in Chinese prisons for urging reforms of China's communist system (Not to mention the symbolic value of awarding a Chinese dissident on the 20th Anniversary of the Tianenmen Square Massacre.)
3. Greg Mortenson, founder of the Central Asia Institute has built nearly 80 schools, especially for girls, in remote areas of northern Pakistan and Afghanistan over the past 15 years
4. Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad, a philosophy professor in Jordan who risks his life by advocating interfaith dialogue between Jews and Muslims
5. Afghan human rights activist Sima Samar. She currently leads the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission and serves as the U.N. special envoy to Darfur.
What on earth is going on in Europe? With the premature release from prison in Scotland of the convicted, murdering, terrorist, al-Megrahi and now this latest homage to an articulate incompetent by the Nobel committee it's easy to see that Europe's judgement and moral compass are spinning out of control. Clearly none of the committee members who decided where the next Olympics should be held were on the committee that decided who should receive the Nobel Peace Prize, what a pity. As Mr. Hertzberg of "The New Yorker" wryly noted, at least at the Olympics the judges wait until after the race to give you the gold medal!
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President Obama had only been in office for two weeks before the deadline for nominations for the Norwegian prize. Therefore, much of the skepticism and shock that he was the beneficiary of the award is warranted. President Obama is not responsible for America’s withdrawal from Iraq. That policy began under George Bush, which is a policy that Obama merely continued. The United States is embroiled in a politically correct war in Afghanistan with no end in sight. Guantanamo Bay, which houses terrorists, is still open despite Obama’s promises to close down the center immediately after assuming office. Iran continues to develop nuclear weapons and threatens the entire Middle East, especially Israel, while the Obama administration voices a hope for dialog and gives the Iranian regime a free pass. When Iranian youth took to the streets to voice their distaste for the fascistic regime in their beautiful country, the Obama administration was deafeningly silent. When a dictator planned to violate the Constitution of Hondorus earlier this year, Obama sided with the dictator. Do any of these actions warrant Obama’s nomination and reception of the Nobel Peace Prize?
ReplyDeleteI would like to make it clear that I welcome a president of any race. I think Obama’s election to the White House is a wonderful example that our nation can transcend racial bigotry and elect someone of mixed racial origin. It seems to me like President Obama is a very charismatic and nice person despite misinformed political stances he has taken. As someone of mixed race origin, I believe race should never, ever be an issue for one's success and strongly believe that the vast majority of Americans would agree with me. Nonetheless, it's a shame that our president has to ally himself socialists, maintain a misguided foreign policy that throws our strongest foreign allies, like Israel and India, under the bus while putting our nation further in debt.
Best wishes,
Reut R. Cohen
http://www.reutrcohen.com