Comments from Petitioners:
- I would love to see Obama's Peace Prize rescinded, however it's not as if I'd ever treat the Nobel committee with any respect in the future. In my opinion irreparable damage has already been done. The Nobel committee has shown the hypocrisy of their selection process and in doing so lost any chance of regaining that trust ever again. This isn't the first time the Nobel committee has made exceptionally poor selections nor will it be the last. All things considered the Nobel committee should be dissolved and all funds donated to charity.
- Many of us were moved by his speeches and truly believed in what he had to say. But it seems as though his words do not match his actions. This award should not be given to someone who speaks of peace but acts in war. Please let the integrity of this award be replenished and revoke.
- When I first heard that Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize I couldn't believe what I was hearing...I mean how freaking blind you have to be to give that man a Nobel Peace Prize.
- It seems absurd now that he was even considered for the Peace Prize.
- As a Canadian resident, I have nothing strongly against Obama (not that I always agree either), but awarding him the Peace Prize is nothing short of ludicrous. Take it back and give it to someone with a proven track record of making tangible progress toward peace.
- Obama has consistently made a mockery of everything the Nobel peace prize stands for and he should be held accountable.
- This was a baffling decision in the first place. He's done nothing but keep with the status quo in Washington since his inauguration. Mr. Obama is not for peace.
More than 26,000 people have signed a petition seeking to revoke President Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize.
The Prize was awarded to Obama in December 2009, before he'd even completed his first year in office.
The petition to revoke reads:
After receiving the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, President Obama has made perpetual war look more perpetual than ever.<br/><br/>Today, there are more U.S. troops in Afghanistan than when Obama took office. His increasing intervention in Syria promises the loss of even more than the nearly 100,000 lives already needlessly sacrificed. His intervention in Libya cost thousands of lives while destabilizing the entire region. His presidency has widened the use of drones and other instruments of remote killing without limit to almost any place on the globe.
Obama himself was said to be "surprised" and "deeply humbled" to be chosen for the honor.
He stated that he does not feel he deserved the award, and that he did not feel worthy of the company the award would place him in. In remarks given at the White House Rose Garden on the day of the announcement, Obama stated, "I do not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments but rather an affirmation of American leadership on behalf of aspirations held by people in all nations."
In a USA Today / Gallup Poll conducted October 16–19, 61% of American adults polled responded that they thought Obama did not deserve to win the prize, while 34% responded that he did; when asked if they were personally glad that Obama won the award, 46% of respondents said they were and 47% said they were not glad (poll margin of error +/-3%).
Obama accepted the prize in Oslo on December 10, 2009. In a 36-minute speech, he discussed the tensions between war and peace and the idea of a "just war" saying, "perhaps the most profound issue surrounding my receipt of this prize is the fact that I am the Commander-in-Chief of the military of a nation in the midst of two wars."
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