Saturday, October 10, 2009

President Obama and the Nobel Peace Prize

President Obama may deserve the Nobel Peace Prize but he did not earn it. The other three sitting Presidents helped resolve conflicts: Teddy Roosevelt (Japanese and Russians) and Jimmy Carter (the Palestinians and the Israelis). Woodrow Wilson worked on the creation of the League of Nations after WWI. President Obama has the opportunity to earn the Nobel Peace price and I wish him the best of success. I believe he was awarded the prize because the European community is impressed with his rhetoric. President Obama could demonstrate his strength of character by declining the award and waiting until he earned it as the prior 3 sitting Presidents did.