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I think Obama was awarded the prize, basically, because he was not Bush. It was the zeitgeist of that time. We (and by we, I mean most people in the planet) were really tired of the Bush administration exploits.

Kissinger could help to establish a ceasefire in Vietnam, but it feels like the things they did in Cambodia before that, should subtract some points for a Peace Prize.




> Kissinger could help to establish a ceasefire in Vietnam, but it feels like the things they did in Cambodia before that

Genuinely curious: what did I miss here? (I read up on Cambodia a few months ago.)





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