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[silly_bella]

Don't get me wrong, I'm an Obama fan, but I wish he hadn't won the Nobel Peace Prize right now. I truly think that he's a great man and he gives me hope for my country for so many reasons. But he's barely had time to do anything. He hasn't been in office for a year yet and he has a tough road ahead of him.

It's interesting, to me, to see the

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[silly_bella]

You've made me giggle by giving me an image of Palin winking and saying, "You betcha

[chica_chilena]

FINALLY an American I can agree with. I've been a Bush-disliker, to put it mildly, for a loooong time, and it seems like every time I speak to an American about politics they think the exact opposite as me

[chica_chilena]

Yeah, I wasn't so lucky there. About 90% of my online American friends are Bush-supporters. I just gave up talking politics with Americans for a looong while.

And thank YOU for restoring my faith in the US again! =D

[thrown_rosesx]

I agree with what you say. He's only been president for so long, and you put it into perfect words. It just felt like he won the award for not being Bush.

[blackvilly]

Hello darling!

While I support and have faith in Obama, I wish he had have received the NPP later in his career when he had actually achieved more. Instead, I feel that some of the merit awarded to Obama is simply attained through comparing him to Bush. Obama has made some great headway in some diplomatic relations and his push for nuclear disarmament is admirable. But, at the moment his efforts have no completely come to fruition, they merely carry a lot of promise.

I agree with you that Bush harmed America's international reputation at a time when some of the gap could have been bridged. But at the same time, I also think that some Americans may think that America holds more importance in the world than in does. Yes, it's very important on a large scale, but it often has very little to do with the cultural or religious conflicts that can fuel international or civil unrest.

I personally think, that this time around, there were other candidates more suitable to win the NPP.

[savageinlove]

I'm afraid that winning the NPP will hurt him and become an obstacle to his success
This is exactly what I'm worried about. Giving Obama the NPP this early in his career is pretty much giving his opponents more cause to hate and undermine him. The Norwegian Nobel Committee really put Obama in a tough situation, but I think Obama handled it as gracefully as he could.