Recently President Obama traveled to Oslo to receive his Nobel Peace Prize. He joins the rank of such people as Al Gore, Nelson Mandela, and the 14th Dalai Lama to name a few. What was surprising to most people was the acceptance speech that Obama gave. You would think the main reason they gave President Obama the award, even though he has only been in office for less than year, was because of his opposite views as former President Bush.
However, it seems based on his speech that Obama has a little Bush in him. Here are a couple of quotes (courtesy of cbsnews.com):
“Evil does exist in the world,” Mr. Obama said as part of a long argument in favor of the concept of a “just war.”
The president said there are times when “the use of force [is] not only necessary but morally justified”; he argued that he “cannot stand idle in the face of threats to the American people.”
He also made the case for American exceptionalism.
America, he said, “has helped underwrite global security for more than six decades with the blood of our citizens and the strength of our arms.”
“We have borne this burden not because we seek to impose our will,” said Mr. Obama. “We have done so out of enlightened self-interest — because we seek a better future for our children and grandchildren, and we believe that their lives will be better if others’ children and grandchildren can live in freedom and prosperity.”
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“A non-violent movement could not have halted Hitler’s armies,” said Mr. Obama. “Negotiations cannot convince al Qaeda’s leaders to lay down their arms. To say that force may sometimes be necessary is not a call to cynicism — it is a recognition of history; the imperfections of man and the limits of reason.”
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“I understand why war is not popular, but I also know this: The belief that peace is desirable is rarely enough to achieve it,” he said. “Peace requires responsibility. Peace entails sacrifice. That’s why NATO continues to be indispensable. That’s why we must strengthen U.N. and regional peacekeeping, and not leave the task to a few countries.”
He added: “America alone cannot secure the peace.”
Isn’t it a little early to be giving a guy who has only been in office for about 11 months a Nobel Peace Prize? I mean seriously what has he done to deserve this? He has not pulled troops out of anywhere. He has just announced he’s sending more troops to Afghanistan. There is no way that President Obama deserved to win the Nobel Peace Prize this year.
Tell me what Obama has done to earn this? Please enlighten me because from his speech he’s basically asking the rest of the world to join the United States in our fightin’ round the world.
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