Useless Idiots!

"OSLO — President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize today in a stunning decision designed to encourage his initiatives to reduce nuclear arms, ease tensions with the Muslim world and stress diplomacy and cooperation rather than unilateralism." - The Associated Press, October 9, 2009

Nobel Peace Prize?? Like so many others, I am asking, "For What?"

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has destroyed all it's (limited) credibility with the choice of Barack Obama as it Peace Prize winner for this year. There is a saying that goes something like this: "I'd rather be lucky than good!"

It aptly fits this empty suit that we have put in the White House. He is glib, attractive, buff, articulate, and "educated." But so far as advancing any "peace" agenda, he is the worst choice the committee could have made.

The award was based on what the committee said were his efforts to establish more international dialogue over disputes and create an atmosphere of negotiation rather than unilateral military action, a direct slap at former President George W. Bush.

But "talk" does not defeat an enemy. This world has always been ruled by the use of force. Surprise! I am going to quote a Muslim!

"Islam recognizes peace as a basic requirement of all individuals and groups for their social, ethical and spiritual well being and growth. Believers are required to develop an attitude of compassion towards not only fellow human beings but also all living beings. Under no circumstance, any one should violate the dignity that God has endowed upon human beings. Islam persistently extols the virtues of mercy, patience, forbearance and forgiveness. However throughout human history force has been used by individuals, communities and states for settling disputes, for seeking dominance and for territorial expansion. Force has also been used to defend life and liberty of one’s own and of communities under attack. Force has also been used to liberate oppressed people too weak to defend themselves. As use of force leads to destruction of life and property, and as it tends to engender a climate of hate and revenge, religions generally show an aversion to violence and preach nonviolent methods of settling disputes. But it is universal experience of humankind that fears of God and conscience cannot alone guarantee ethical non-violent conduct of all persons and groups towards other individuals and groups. Instances of individuals, communities and organised states transgressing limits of ethical norms and law are common.

In the face of such a universal reality ruling out use of force and committing virtuous religious people to absolute pacifism will amount to not only escapism, but to unethical surrender to forces of evil, allowing the weak to be subjugated and oppressed by the powerful, who, while imposing other injustices, will deny to people freedom of religion and conscience." (bold emphasis mine)

Source: World Council of Muslims for Inter Faith Relations
Position Paper on
Islam and the Use of Force
By
Professor Dr. Iqbal A. Ansari*, India
Iqbalanasari2001@hotmail.com

So while President Obama wants to talk, his peace efforts are nil.

To wit:

* The war in Iraq was won long before he took office.
* Iran continues to rattle its sabre with more and more talk of annihilating Israel.
* We have no plan to deal with Iran.
* We have threatened to shoot down any Israeli jets that attempt to deal with Iran unilaterally.
* Obama's hesitancy to decide about additional troops for the war in Afghanistan is crushing morale and giving the Taliban and Al-Qaeda more and more leverage to regain control of that country.
* Hugo Chavez is a pain that just won't go away, and we have no plan to deal with him and his Marxist regime in Venezuela.
* Castro still rules in Cuba, flipping US off every chance he gets.
* And probably worst of all, Obama has so polarized this nation that the seeds of civil unrest are being sown daily.

Peace Prize winner?? Makes about as much sense as whitewall tires on a dump truck!