And here I figured he didn't get it because we have to know if the peace will hold, and because he's transparently used overtures for peace as covers for attacks (or at least he's helped Israel to do so). Also because it would be hard to stomach giving the man the prize for peace when he's had it in his power to stop both the Ukraine War and the Israel War on a dime, but he refused and refuses to do so. And then there was the bombing of Iran and the Houthis and the Venezuelans . . .
It would rather be an insult to give him the prize really, even relatively speaking.
And I'm not a "woke lib," just a tired lib. Call me crazy, but ordering the deaths of innocent people in an apartment building so you can get some Houthi weapons guy should disqualify you.
But then again, they gave it to Obama for not being Bush and didn't take it back when he turned Libya into a hellhole with actual slave markets, so . . . what really are the standards? It's sort of like the Oscars these days. I don't know what they're about except that they're not about actual substance.
Me thinks the Nobel Peace Prize doesn’t mean too much any longer? This after Obama was nominated for the award 12 days after being sworn in as POTUS. The best I can tell is Obama received the award for closing down Guantanamo Bay detention center, which I agreed was just and right. At any rate, the award was greatly cheapened as we entered the 21st century. I’ve no idea why Trump covets it so much.
I also don’t think Trump gets all parties to peace table like this WITHOUT the attacks on Iran and Qatar.
As an aside, it appears the declared winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace prize, Maria Corina Machado, posted on X that she dedicates it (in part) to Donald Trump. Unless this is fake, which I don’t think it is.
And here I figured he didn't get it because we have to know if the peace will hold, and because he's transparently used overtures for peace as covers for attacks (or at least he's helped Israel to do so). Also because it would be hard to stomach giving the man the prize for peace when he's had it in his power to stop both the Ukraine War and the Israel War on a dime, but he refused and refuses to do so. And then there was the bombing of Iran and the Houthis and the Venezuelans . . .
It would rather be an insult to give him the prize really, even relatively speaking.
And I'm not a "woke lib," just a tired lib. Call me crazy, but ordering the deaths of innocent people in an apartment building so you can get some Houthi weapons guy should disqualify you.
But then again, they gave it to Obama for not being Bush and didn't take it back when he turned Libya into a hellhole with actual slave markets, so . . . what really are the standards? It's sort of like the Oscars these days. I don't know what they're about except that they're not about actual substance.
Stop being rational! ;)
Agreed.
To be nominated you need to know someone who can afford a stamp.
Another reason to not trust any administration mouthpiece. They are either stupid, partisan, or conniving, or all three.
Me thinks the Nobel Peace Prize doesn’t mean too much any longer? This after Obama was nominated for the award 12 days after being sworn in as POTUS. The best I can tell is Obama received the award for closing down Guantanamo Bay detention center, which I agreed was just and right. At any rate, the award was greatly cheapened as we entered the 21st century. I’ve no idea why Trump covets it so much.
I also don’t think Trump gets all parties to peace table like this WITHOUT the attacks on Iran and Qatar.
As an aside, it appears the declared winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace prize, Maria Corina Machado, posted on X that she dedicates it (in part) to Donald Trump. Unless this is fake, which I don’t think it is.
https://x.com/MariaCorinaYA/status/1976642376119549990
Henry Kissinger got one decades ago, so plenty of reason to question the choices