Too early for Obama?
Wining a much expected victory in the presidential election Barack Obama took his oath in January and became the 44th president of the USA. After about eight months of presidency he won his “second victory” when he was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. Obama accepted the prize on December 10. The Nobel committee picked Obama, who was inaugurated less than two weeks before the February 1 nomination deadline. The committee did not select Obama observing his activities as President. They selected him considering his presidential pledge. Now we can see the differences between Obama's pledges and his activities. During his campaign for the presidency, Barack Obama advocated a phased redeployment of troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan. But recently Obama has ordered 30,000 more US troops into Afghanistan. He also says the United States will begin withdrawing its forces by 2011. But we cannot see any sign of withdrawal. Though Obama advocates for peace, but we are observing a stalemate in the Middle East peace process. Even Obama rejects UN-sponsored Goldstone report which accused both Israel and Palestinian armed groups of committing violations of international humanitarian law during the war of Gaza. These activities imply that Obama did not deserve a Nobel Peace Prize. For me, I do not believe that Obama is worth this Noble Peace Prize. It is just not a right time for him to get this important award, it is way too early.
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