Alfred Nobel stated the Nobel Peace prize should go "to the person who shall have done the most or best work for fraternity among nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies, and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses."
The GOP led by the Palm Beach media magnate Russ Limbaugh and Fox News Mormon correspondent Glenn Beck have harshly criticized the Nobel Committee for awarding Barack Obama the Peace Prize. Their protests are based on their political opposition to the democratic President, but even I have to ask why would any leader fighting at least two wars receive this achievement for pacifism.
Some pundits cited the award as 'pre-emptive strike', as Obama contemplates the strategies for GW Bush's wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other countries throughout the Middle East and Africa as well as the War on Drugs in Columbia and Mexico.
Critics called on the President to reject Nobel Prize and the $1 million cash accompanying the honor. Only 2 winners have refused the award. North Vietnamese negotiator Lu Duc Tho rejected the peace prize and the co-winner Henry Kissinger was embarrassed by the Nobel Committee's closing the door in his face when the US Secretary of State attempted to return his award. Their policy is once you have it, you own it ad infinitum.
Foster and polish
The warrior spirit
While serving in the world;
Illuminate the Path
According to your inner light
THE ART OF PEACE, Morihei Ueshiba
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