●Obama 'surprised and deeply humbled' by Nobel prize ○Speaking about 2009 Nobel Peace Prize win, Obama calls for Palestinians and Israel is to live in peace. U.S. President Barack Obama expressed surprise on Friday over winning the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, but said he accepted the honor as a call to action for nations to confront the challenges of the 21st century. "I am both surprised and deeply humbled by the decision of the Nobel committee," Obama told reporters in the White House Rose Garden. "I do not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments but rather as an affirmation of American leadership on behalf of aspirations held by people in all nations." Obama will travel to Oslo, Norway, in December to accept the award on the birthday of Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite whose will established the award series in his name. The prize includes a cash award this year of $1.4 million, which the White House said Obama will donate to charity. Advertisement Obama, 48, is the third U.S. president to win the prize while in office, after Theodore Roosevelt in 1906 and Woodrow Wilson in 1919. In its surprise choice, the Norwegian Nobel Committee cited the president's creation of a new climate in international politics and his work on nuclear disarmament, even though he is just nine months into his presidency.
"These challenges cannot be met by any one leader or any one nation," the president said. "That's why my administration wants to establish a new era of engagement in which all nations must take responsibility for the world we seek." Obama acknowledged that, while accepting an award for peace, he was commander in chief of a country engaged in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. "We have to confront the world as we know it," he said. The U.S. leader also mentioned his intention to bring about Middle East peace. "And we must all do our part to resolve those conflicts that have caused so much pain and hardship over so many years," Obama said, "and that effort must include an unwavering commitment that finally realizes that the rights of all Israelis and Palestinians to live in peace and security in nations of their own." He said he was working to end the war in Iraq to confront a ruthless adversary that directly threatens the American people and our allies in Afghanistan. "I'm also aware that we are dealing with the impact of a global economic crisis that has left millions of Americans looking for work," he said. "This award must be shared by everyone who strives for justice and dignity."
He said that some of his goals, including that of a world free from nuclear weapons, might not be accomplished in his lifetime. Obama said he was aware that throughout history, the Nobel Peace Prize has not just been used to honor specific achievement; It has also been used as a means to give momentum to a set of causes. "Well, this is not how I expected to wake up this morning," Obama said. He described his interaction with his two daughters. "After I received the news, Malia walked in and said, Daddy, you won the Nobel Peace Prize, and it is Bo's birthday. And then Sasha added, 'Plus, we have a three-day weekend coming up.' So it's - it's good to have kids to keep things in perspective." "Very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world's attention and given its people hope for a better future," the committee said in a citation. "We hope this can contribute a little bit to enhance what he is trying to do," he told a news conference. The committee said it attached "special importance to Obama's vision of and work for a world without nuclear weapons", saying he had "created a new climate in international politics". Without naming Obama's predecessor George W. Bush, it highlighted the differences in America's engagement with the rest of the world since the change of administration in January. "Multilateral diplomacy has regained a central position, with emphasis on the role that the United Nations and other international institutions can play. "Dialogue and negotiations are preferred as instruments for resolving even the most difficult international conflicts," it said, and the United States was playing a more constructive role in tackling climate change. Obama laid out his vision on eliminating nuclear arms in a speech in Prague in April. But he was not the first American president to set that goal, and acknowledged it might not be reached in his lifetime. He is negotiating arms cuts with Russia, and last month dropped plans to base elements of a U.S. anti-missile shield in Poland and the Czech Republic. Moscow had seen the scheme as a threat, despite U.S. assurances it was directed against Iran. Abroad, he is still widely seen around the world as an inspirational figure. Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa, who won the prize 1984, said Obama's award shows great things are expected from him in the coming years. In a way, it's an award coming near the beginning of the first term of office of a relatively young president that anticipates an even greater contribution towards making our world a safer place for all, he said. It is an award that speaks to the promise of President Obama's message of hope. He said the prize is a wonderful recognition of Obama's effort to reach out to the Arab world after years of hostility. He has shown an unshakable commitment to diplomacy, mutual respect and dialogue as the best means of resolving conflicts. He has reached out across divides and made clear that he sees the world as one human family, regardless of religion, race or ethnicity.
I must say, everyone in the world was so surprised that President Obama received Novel Prize, because no one predicted the committee awards such honor to him. We have to focus on the point why they gave it to him at this time. It is premature; it has passed only 9 months since he became the President of U.S.A. and it seems that he has not achieved a target in terms of peaceful endeavor. What do you think, >>662=gorilla retard mankind?
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Is the Nobel Peace Prize just political performance? If Obama fails to achieve nuclear-free world in the near future, what do you think is the meaning of the Prize?
>>669 I'm afraid to say this, but you lack in English comprehension ability (not only English but also other languages)!
What >>665 wants to say is not "everyone in the world was so surprised ", but "It is premature; it has passed only 9 months since he became the President of U.S.A. and it seems that he has not achieved a target in terms of peaceful endeavor".
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