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True, there were recipients that really deserved it, including the winners this year. Blunders like with e.g. Obama just leave a really bitter taste wrt to the

• oezi 4y ago
  Obama was awarded it because of his net-zero goal for nuclear arms and his progress on Iran. Even that all these turned out to be failed now, the decision back then made sense.
  • Gud 4y ago
    It didn’t make sense at all. Obama was selected for the Nobel peace prize after 6 months of being president. What exactly had he accomplished? Obama was just another warmonger, in my opinion.
    • oezi 4y ago
      Citing Wikipedia: "Jagland said the committee was influenced by a speech Obama gave about Islam in Cairo in June 2009, the president's efforts to prevent nuclear proliferation and climate change, and Obama's support for using established international bodies such as the United Nations to pursue foreign policy goals." What he accomplished was to set a new tone for peace. This is more than many other presidents. That 'warmonger' label is just bonkers. He prevented an engagement in Syria, this caused and still causes a lot of harm.