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This is disgusting. How do they deserve any reward when north Korea has atomic weapons, when Iran nearly had atomic weapons, and probably will have it after 10

This is disgusting. How do they deserve any reward when north Korea has atomic weapons, when Iran nearly had atomic weapons, and probably will have it after 10 years when the agreement is over. Nobel prizes for peace have become "what is the biggest historical ironical joke we can make this year". Obama getting that prize for worse than nothing, then this.

matt4077 9y ago
I think you've misunderstood something...
typon 9y ago
Actually, it seems incredibly appropriate to award this organization the award to emphasize that we need anti-nuclear organizations to be supported and funded now more than ever. If all this prize accomplish is provide publicity for them then it's doing something positive given how grave the threat of nuclear war is.
gressquel 9y ago
When it comes to Obama, you can say that it was a prize that was given to encourage the president of the most influential country in the world to do the right things. It was given early in his presidential term and may have influenced his decisions later on small and big things. Obama didnt create war, he infact de-escalated one potential and many other smaller matters where the US was already engaged. Personally I think it was fine.
- zeveb 9y ago
  > When it comes to Obama, you can say that it was a prize that was given to encourage the president of the most influential country in the world to do the right things. One could, but the real reason that Mr. Obama received it was that he was not Mr. Bush. One may approve or disapprove of that fact, but it remains a fact regardless.
pavlov 9y ago
Can you point to specific failures on the part of ICAN? They’re not the world police. They can only work within the mandate and resourcing available. In other words, do you think the situation would be better without ICAN? The Iran agreement is not perfect, but surely it’s better than no reins. Don’t forget about the countries that have voluntarily ended their nuclear programs or stopped expanding them. Successes in this field are by nature much less visible than the failures.

matt4077 9y ago

I think you've misunderstood something...

typon 9y ago

Actually, it seems incredibly appropriate to award this organization the award to emphasize that we need anti-nuclear organizations to be supported and funded now more than ever. If all this prize accomplish is provide publicity for them then it's doing something positive given how grave the threat of nuclear war is.

gressquel 9y ago

When it comes to Obama, you can say that it was a prize that was given to encourage the president of the most influential country in the world to do the right things. It was given early in his presidential term and may have influenced his decisions later on small and big things. Obama didnt create war, he infact de-escalated one potential and many other smaller matters where the US was already engaged. Personally I think it was fine.

zeveb 9y ago
> When it comes to Obama, you can say that it was a prize that was given to encourage the president of the most influential country in the world to do the right things. One could, but the real reason that Mr. Obama received it was that he was not Mr. Bush. One may approve or disapprove of that fact, but it remains a fact regardless.

pavlov 9y ago

Can you point to specific failures on the part of ICAN? They’re not the world police. They can only work within the mandate and resourcing available. In other words, do you think the situation would be better without ICAN? The Iran agreement is not perfect, but surely it’s better than no reins. Don’t forget about the countries that have voluntarily ended their nuclear programs or stopped expanding them. Successes in this field are by nature much less visible than the failures.