Originally Posted by verklingen

obama has stringently supported fair diplomacy (evidenced recently by the multilateral talks with iran [hell, he even opposed sanctions]) and has already made decisions which move toward ending long-standing international enmity (shelving the czech/polish missile defense deal)



obama continually pushes for an end to nuclear arms proliferation and reduction of current nuclear arsenals



the multilateral talks (which i feel will only become more common) that have taken place and which in previous years seemed doomed for good are the most solid evidence that obama meets this criterion, in which agreements have actually been reached.

the bottom line is anyone who has something against our president is going to react harshly to his receiving the nobel peace prize. i agree that it's most definitely a bit premature, but i still maintain that it was awarded in hopes of pushing him to further accomplishments toward peace on the world stage. because really. . . he's the one guy in the whole world who needs the most support/reassurance. his is a truly gargantuan task