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Former Nobel official: Obama prize failed to achieve goals
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Published: 18.09.15, 10:52
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1. MISTAKE ?...YOU DON'T SAY
MR CYNIC ,   safed cynic house   (09.18.15)
I could have told you this long ago....
2. Electing Obama was even a bigger mistake!
Paul ,   NY, US   (09.18.15)
3. Obama's Nobel prize was a mistake!!
tiki ,   belgium   (09.18.15)
Yes, most of us knew that and so was the one given to the EU & Arafat! If they don't know where to "sell their Nobel peace prize, it's more noble to simply say so.
4. Anyone who can fix the mess he made deserves the Nobel Prize
Alan ,   SA   (09.18.15)
5. No kidding.
Brad ,   USA   (09.18.15)
In the past, somebody had to actually accomplish something great to even be considered for such an award. Obama got it because of the amount of melanin in his skin. That's what you get when you shower your accolades on an unvetted, unqualified moron. But this wasn't the first time, was it? Can we say Yasser Arafat?
6. Of course it was a mistake
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (09.18.15)
He has never done anything except commit extortion on a grand scale. He has started more wars than any president in history.
7. You could've knocked me over with a feather! No way!
(09.18.15)
8. Nobel P P Committee deserves a prize..
Ian ,   Newcastle upon Tyne   (09.18.15)
...for services to political correctness. Political correctness is a real danger. THREE CHEERS FOR ISRAEL!!!
9. #3
Harold ,   USA   (09.18.15)
You forgot Shimon Peres who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Arafat and Rabin is sitting on it and doing nothing.
10. Idiots giving prize on expectations and not achievements
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (09.18.15)
11. FB Harold Neale: And what exactly did Oblabla promise?
A ,   Belgium   (09.18.15)
Peace in the Middle East? Good relationships with Russia and China? A strong economy? At least he gets a diplomatic point for opening relations with Cuba, but that doesn't justify a Nobel Prize. At least, like you, he is a consistent failure.
12. Either Americans have no one to vote for, or
A ,   Belgium   (09.18.15)
they're just plain dumb. George W. the Republican elected...twice, Oblabla the Democrat elected...twice. And who is leading the Republican nominees? Frightening to think what HE would do if elected!
13. Nobel mistake
jeremy ,   hula valley kibbutz   (09.18.15)
Gee it was also a mistake to give it to Carter and Arafat too, What do the former secretary have to say about that. However, giving it to Obama for doing nothing was one of the bigger mistakes the panel has made
14. Obama's Nobel was was gratuitous
C   (09.18.15)
it is impossible not to conclude that the sole reason for giving the nobel to obama was that he was the first black president elected in the united states. such reasoning is in itself racist. of course, many nobel peace prizes have been given to people who were undeserving, but never before on the basis of race. obama's nobel demeans the electoral process in the united states and the people who had voted for him. the gesture was very typical of left wing elites who have contempt for average people and their judgment. obama's presidency has been a catastrophe both domestically and on the international stage.
15. #11
Harold ,   USA   (09.19.15)
President Obama has 16 more months before he leaves the White House. He accomplished two stubborn conflicts - CUBA and the IRAN DEAL. The third conflict will be the creation of a PALESTINIAN STATE and that will be a payback for the Noble Peace Prize he received.
16. (9) Harold
tiki ,   belgium   (09.18.15)
Why am I not surprised about your answer? The only thing I'm surprised about is that you're the only one of the usual suspects reacting in their usual way!
17. #16
Harold ,   USA   (09.19.15)
Again I remind you of Shimon Peres who is still sitting on the Nobel Peace Price and doing nothing.
18. #11 And where exactly is he planning on
A ,   Belgium   (09.19.15)
creating this "palestinian" state? First he has to get rid of the phony king ruling over "palestine", but that shouldn't be a problem for Oblabla the back stabber. Or is he just waiting for IS to do the job for him?
19. 15
C   (09.19.15)
it is very easy to "solve" a conflict when only one of the parties makes hugely significant concessions whereas the other party simply accepts the concessions. obama got nothing from cuba with the exception of the release of alan gross. cuba got sperm from one of their convicted spies sitting in us prison so his wife could be impregnated. cuba got the release of three convicted spies, hugely decreased travel restrictions, and ease in money transfers and increased trade. cuba gave nothing in return. indeed, human rights in cuba remain dismal. in the iran deal, the shia terror regime got to keep the essentials of its nuclear infrastructures, the right to enrich uranium, the right to conduct r&d on advanced centrifuges, the right to continue its ballistic missile program, the lifting of all sanctions, 150billion dollars to buy from the russians highly advanced conventional weapons, a totally weak inspection regime, the right to keep occupying syria, lebanon and the right to conduct proxy wars against israel. in return the united states got nothing at, and the ayatollah still calls america the "great satan." the four american hostages are still rotting in iranian prisons and young girls are still raped before being executed.
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