Nobel peace prize is a racism bacterias attacking Pres.Obama in America History.Nobel is feeding or picking up their own favorite toys.etc.Nobel is showing off to the whole world their victory of their strong side fo hateful,disohnest,racism,disrespectful our father in heaven and our planet.In America is already time to stop the disease of racism from long long time ago. But to day America still get the racism bacterias infection from outside leaders(enemies).Nobel peace prize award is not a safety move to our President and people of America.  Examples;A lion attacked a lady,the lady shout,shot,shot,shot,the husband said I forget my camera inside the car.The husband ran back to the car to get the camera,at the same time the lion keep attacking the lady.She was rescued by the security.When Pres.Obama shout thank you,thank you,thank you Nobel peace prize.I thought he said to me,“F"u,“F"u.I truned and said,Pres.Obama you get the infection,the racism bacterias disease.“America please rescue our Pres.Obama b/c I am deaf.We testing the gold wiht fire,servants with God’s teaching.Both of these two things are facing with diffulties strong enough to have a change for the better results.and God will give you award for the best of the whole world.It is all about for the safety of people and continueing obeying our father in heaven.Keep up the good jobs.God bless Pres.Obama and God bless America.

I think the Nobel Prize is an honor for the President and our country.  Hopefully, this means we can end the war.

kdelphi:  Yeah, sure.  But Obama can’t do all that, as you surely must know. That’s our job.  The Nobel can do no more than encourage us to work with him and against the formidable forces working against him.  Peace and justice will require a spirit of cooperation, patience and wisdom for quite a long time, no doubt.

The pen is mightier than the sword, as the saying goes.  Well, in this day and age, the pen could very well stand for the broadcasted word.

And if such is the case, Obama has had more of a positive effect than any other US government figure in my living memory.

In so many American reactions to this occasion, both ‘progressive’ and ‘conservative,’ there seems to be a profound lack of empathy for the thoughts and opinions of the rest of the world, the other 98% of the human population.

Traveling through Hindu, Buddhist, and Muslim countries since 2006, I can tell you that yes, Obama has changed the the world for the better. 

In Delhi this July, Muslims were so happy to speak with me, an American, and the word they most frequently mentioned was “Obama.”  A few years ago, there was only cynicism.  In such communities there is real hope and excitement- the foundation upon which better societies are built.

Watching President Obama give his speech in Cairo last spring, I was reminded of George W. Bush’s words not even a month of after 9/11. “This war, this crusade…” was the way in which he described his foreign policy vision.  That one speech, those few words, concretely damaged the world.  How different were Obama’s words in Egypt, as he quoted from the Qur’an and appealed to the common goodness we all share. 

I remember a Muslim friend of mine, a Iraqi refugee, in tears of happiness that day. 

Why don’t we cast aside our cynicism and a work with a man who is willing to listen?

I think the Nobel Prize is an honor for the President, he was very gracious about accepting it.

K-Delphi, I think you’ll agree if I add to your drones comment—just in case somebody hasn’t thought of it like this:  Drones are one of the most despicable of weapons—the height of cowardice.  From thousands of miles away someone sits at a computer, pushes a key down and “fires” a drone missile on a wedding party or a schoolyard (by mistake, of course) several thousand miles away.  It’s doubtful if he sees anything more than a cloud of dust.  A way of killing defenseless people without running any risk oneself and without having to look at the people you killed.  Marvelous scientific invention, a great tribute to the brave armies of the world’s richest country. Yet this is currently the “weapon of choice” for Af/Pak.

In the face of mean-spirited criticism and resentment let’s acknowledge that Europeans, remembering the horrors they lived through during WWI and II, want to encourage the world that peace is not only possible, but essential.  They want to encourage Americans to pull back from our present foreign policy of “might makes right.”  They want to send a signal to us that Obama clearly offers that possibility and we have the opportunity to help him follow through.

I think that awarding the Nobel Prize to President Obama is premature and certainly ironic, when we view his leaning towards sending more troops to a meaningless war and to his apparent attempts to validate the human rights abuses of the Bush Administration and even to embracing their continued use.

Let’s face it he has been a very disappointing President for the promises that were made and then ignored, except for hollow mentions in speeches.

Still I keep hoping that inspite of what I see he has some larger view that will make sense over time, but still I think this is not who, or what we voted for.

Does Obama deserve the reward?  It depends on one’s perspective.  I would say he does.  Anyone who can stand against negativism and racism of American society and continue to make postive moves in postive direction definitely deserves the reward. Let’s; does a CEO of an insurance group DESERVE a 120 plus million dollar salary???
Do pundits who constantly get things WRONG DESERVE to
be called pundits; what have THEY done lately for the good of AMERICA??

From what has been revealed until now, there is nothing encouraging in Obama’s attempt at securing peace in the Mid-East.Without reining in netanyahu’s temerity,Obama will end up in the same embarrassing situation as did his predecessors.To be worthy of such a prize, although most of its cerebral integrity has been demoted to a PR festivity,Obama’s stand must be clear and decisive in his willingnes to establishing peace. Giving up to Jwish lobbys doesn’t bode well with his promises.It gives reason to those doubting this award.