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A Plausible, Fictional Scenario
Scene: conference room of the Nobel Prize Committee:
Committee Person 1: Hey, I have an idea! Why dont we give the Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama? This might motivate him to abandon the militant/imperialist policies of his predecessors and pursue more peaceful and reasonable policies for solving international problems like terrorism.
Committee Person 2: Thats a great idea. I second that motion!
Committee Chairman: All in favor?
Committee: Aye!
So Hows This Working Out For You?
About a month after being elected, Barack Obama sent 17,000 soldiers into Afghanistan. A few months later he learned that he was the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
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