Republican foreign policy experts Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann, Ted Cruz, and Donald Trump
have come out in force and in no uncertain terms denounced the multi-national Iran nuclear deal.
On top of that, Iraq attack architect Dick Cheney has publicly criticized the agreement, which he says will upset the good work the Bush administration did in the Middle-East.
What better indirect support could President Obama ever hope for?
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Jorg, congratulations on getting this post published as a letter to the editor in Sept. 13 San Jose Mercury News.
Coincidentally, on the facing page of that editorial section was Charles Krauthammers column addressing the same topic. That triggered the following thoughts.
The icon of the 20th century for the consequences of action or lack thereof based on naive wishful thinking regarding one’s adversaries is Neville Chamberlain.
It seems very likely that future historians will award that icon status for the 21st Century to our President, Barak Obama.
By the way, I don’t recall, was Neville Chamberlain awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his accomplishment?
No, Chamberlain was never awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, although other mistakes have been made. The worst mistake I can recall at the moment, was to give it to Mother Teresa!
On the other hand, I predicted publicly that Obama would be awarded the Peace Prize, about a year before it actually happened. I think history will show that this award was well deserved. We’ll have to wait and see, won’t we? Same for Al Gore, by the way.
Well Jorg, apparently the recently retired Secretary of the Nobel committee, Geir Lundestad, might disagree with you regarding Mother Teresa as being the worst choice.
His statement regretting having given the award to President Obama underscores the fundamental truth that liberal (progressive) decision making is based on wishful thinking.
He told the AP that “the committee HOPED the award would strengthen Mr. Obama”.
To your knowledge, has the Nobel committee regretted any other of its awards?
As regards Al Gore, do you suppose he keeps his Nobel prize with him as he rides around in private jets or settles into his huge air conditioned Tennessee mansion?
Isn’t it a fun fact that Al reaped a small fortune in “filthy Arab oil money” when he sold his failing progressive TV network to Al Jazeera? Perhaps the Nobel committee should create an Hypocrisy prize so that Al could be a double winner.
By the way, a closely held secret is that the Supreme Court handed the Presidency to George Bush in 2000 simply because they were disgusted that Al Gore didn’t carry his home state of Tennessee. After all, if the voters who knew him best didn’t want him as president, why would the court wish him onto the whole country?
Mr. Lundestad did not speak for the Nobel Peace Prize committee members! He was a lonely voice, mainly to add some juice to his book, partly to criticize Thorbjørn Jagland, the committee chairman, for various personal reasons. Lundestad’s statement has been soundly criticized by the Committee, forcing him to take back some of the personal fire. That has not been disclosed in American press, but as you know, – I’m fluent in Norwegian and read the local papers daily.
And as far as Al Gore, time will show how right he was, – while the vast majority of the world’s scientists already agree with him!