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I am sure you’ve all heard it by now: the 2009 Peace Nobel prize went to Barak Obama. What? I had to hear, see and read the news thrice before I was sure the BBC didn’t run an April’s fool out of season.

I mean… come on!

Obama is undoubtedly the nicest US president the world had in a very long time, but to award the Peace Nobel Prize on grounds of his expressed intentions rather than actions accomplished…?

Plans that include reducing 2200 nuclear warheads to an unknown, but substantial and non-zero number?

Plans to withdraw troops from fighting action (not: from the country!) in a country invaded by the very same troops, thrown into shambles, and troops now realizing they got themselves into a not-winnable situation?

The BBC called it the Nobel Prize Committee’s bold move.

I call it the Nobel Prize Committee’s regrettable move. I’m sure many others are out there who actually made peace happen, rather than talk about it from the high chair and end up struggling when it comes to implementing those plans.

Oh well. I should certainly wish him all success. I’d even wished he’d get the Peace Nobel Prize when the mission is accomplished. As long as the policy of awarding in advance rules, I shall be the first to say:

Please, can I have the Turner prize?
After all, I have the most sincere intentions to create an influential piece of modern art.

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