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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
The committee is saying that they are looking to future, not past accomplishments, as is pretty standard for the Nobel Peace Prize (totally different criteria than other Nobel prizes):
"We trust that this award will strengthen his commitment, as the leader of the most powerful nation in the world, to continue promoting peace and the eradication of poverty," the Mandela Foundation, named for the former South African president who spent decades in prison, said in a statement."
I still don't agree with it, but it does explain how they made their choice. We might quibble with their methods, but ultimately none of us has any more control over the process than Obama himself.
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How does it explain anything? Effectively what they did, is that 11 days into office they gave him a blank cheque, a statement of blind support based on his nonexistent track record of promoting peace and the eradication of poverty.
At that time when the votes were cast, how did they know Obama is going to promote peace - everybody and their dog promotes peace in their political speeches. Not to mention how did they know what means is he going to use to pursue this end (peace)???