US President Brrack Obama Wins the Nobel Peace Prize this year " for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples".
But why? In recent times no sitting US President has received the Nobel Peace Prize - and some of them worked hard to create peace and stability in the world. Gorbachev was given the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990 but Reagan was ignored.
And if there's one sitting US President who deserved the Nobel Peace Prize it was Bill Clinton. Bill Clinton. While in office his administration got the Israeli Palestinian Agreement signed, played a key role in bringing the official conflct between Jordan and Israel, and was pivotal albeit behind the scenes in the Northern Ireland Peace Process. Since leaving office he has been a great humanitarian and achieved much. But there was no Nobel Prize for him. So why Mr. Obama and why now?
Especially his achievements in this area are negligible and there has not been much progress on the peace front in any one of the major hot spots in the world since President Obama took office. Well of course there was for soaring rhetoric - but is that good enough for the Nobel Peace Prize.
This is probably the first time the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded based on sheer rhetoric and the symbolic value of a US President apologising and seem to be engaging with other parts of the world.
