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// "did President Obama deserve the Nobel Peace Prize?" //

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 * ordered "closure of Guantanamo Bay", "review of interrogation policies", and "prohibited torture" (which, to my belief, was an issue during the Bush administration)
 * announced a plan to "responsibly" end the war in Iraq (this was a reduction in troops, right? as far as I know, the war in Iraq is still continuing, so the plan hasn't worked so far...also, Bush planned to end the war in Iraq, which never happened...) the website states that by August 31, 2010 the "combat mission" in Iraq will have ended and lend the services over to the Iraqi Security Forces
 * //"President Obama has committed himself and his Administration from the beginning of his presidency to a foreign policy that ensures the safety of the American people. But he also refuses the false division between our values and our security; the United States can be true to our values and ideals while also protecting the American people."// Obama is strengthening ties with foreign countries previously hostile to the U.S., while still asserting American values, a policy I believe that was used during Reagan's administration? All of this is to protect the "safety of the American people."
 * "refocusing on the threat of al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan" this resulted in the death of al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, but to what extent did that establish "peace"? I think it's far too early to see the long-term results of this

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 * the Obama Doctrine: not an actual document, but rather a nickname of Obama's foreign policy tactics ([])

__[]__ <--- obama at Nuclear Security Summit, Apr. 2010 __[]__ - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad complains about the U.S.'s new nuclear weapons policy, calling it a "threat" and that the U.S. "cannot be trusted"

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704597704574485761817446056.html < article criticizing Obama's policy towards the genocide in Darfur and America's efforts to stop it. During his campaign Obama pledged to work towards "negotiating a normalization of relations with the Government of Sudan..."

http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/11/has-obama-forgotten-darfur/ here, the NY times claims Obama "forgot" about Darfur

__[]__ definition for "multilateral diplomacy": a term in international relations that refers to multiple countries working in concert on a given issue.

multilateral diplomacy is a strategy used frequently and successfully by Obama's administration, as stated by the Nobel Committee.

http://articles.cnn.com/2009-10-09/world/nobel.peace.prize_1_norwegian-nobel-committee-international-diplomacy-and-cooperation-nuclear-weapons?_s=PM:WORLD Obama's response to receiving the Nobel Peace Prize award. He states that the award is more or less a "call to action", inspiring himself and his administration, and the American people to live up to that award to create peace in the world. "This award is not simply about my administration," he said. It "must be shared" with everyone who strives for "justice and dignity." The article highlights his policies regarding foreign affairs, and his future plans for foreign affairs, but not much on his work towards climate change. [] Obama's speech at the UN Climate Change 9-22-09: references the U.S.'s lack of interest in climate change in the past 30 years, and how his administration is changing that with "largest ever investment in renewable energy,

other nominees for 2009 nobel peace prize :
 * French President Nicolas Sarkozy: for "efforts to end Gaza War
 * Hu Jia, Chinese dissident
 * Ingrid Betancourt: victim of kidnapping for almost seven years, humanitarian rights efforts

Da Nobel Peace Prize :

[] Nobel Peace Prize on the Nobel Prize website ("The Nobel Peace Prize". Nobelprize.org. 31 May 2011 [])

Past Nobel Peace Prize Laureates []
 * 1906: Theordore Roosevelt
 * 1919: Woodrow Wilson
 * 1964: Martin Luther King Jr.
 * 1973: Henry Kissinger
 * 2002: Jimmy Carter

excerpt from Alfred Nobel's will, in which he states the five prizes to be awarded, with the criteria for each category, including the peace prize ( [])

- //"...and one part to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses"//