{"id":597,"date":"2009-10-09T09:22:09","date_gmt":"2009-10-09T09:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/progressiverevival\/2009\/10\/president-obama-receives-the-n.html"},"modified":"2009-10-09T09:22:09","modified_gmt":"2009-10-09T09:22:09","slug":"president-obama-receives-the-n","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/progressiverevival\/2009\/10\/president-obama-receives-the-n.html","title":{"rendered":"The Power of Words: President Obama Receives the Nobel Peace Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"

Afghanistan, the Olympics, the Dalai Lama…in a week when the President was domestically burdened by several international quagmiers or miscues, the Nobel Committee awards Barack Obama the Peace Prize.  According to the New York Times<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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The Nobel Committee announced in Oslo that it has awarded the annual peace prize to Barack Obama<\/font><\/a>, just nine months into his presidency, “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.”  <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The question that immediately must be asked is: How has the President “strengthened international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples”?  The answer is exactly what hawkish conservatives deride him for – his speeches.  The committee especially cited the approach he has had to nuclear weapons as evidenced in the speech in Prague<\/a>; and his willingness to directly engage the Muslim world in his brilliant speech in Cairo<\/a>.  Anyone who domestically dismisses these efforts will have explain why America has risen in the past ten  months to be the most admired nation in the world <\/a>after having fallen during President Bush’s terms.  <\/p>\n

The President’s ability to communicate across divisiive liines (who can forget his race speech<\/a> during the campaign) is laudable and extremely important in our globalized world.  Words do matter and people around the world are listening to our President.  <\/p>\n

Ultimately, the President will have to make hard choices about Afghanistan, China, Israel and Palestine, and other issues that affect world peace.  Rhetoric will have to yield concrete action.  <\/p>\n

But for today: congratulations Mr. President! You have made all Americans proud.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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