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Former Nobel Director Regrets Giving Obama Peace Prize
Admits the committee was hoodwinked by "hope and change."
In his newly published memoir, former director of Norway's Nobel Institute Geil Lundestad expressed regret over giving President Obama the 2009 Nobel Peace award, citing that he did not meet the committee's expectations.
Lundestad said the committee was unanimous in its decision at the time because they believed the hype surrounding his "hope and change" rhetoric and felt the prize would boost the president's confidence to reach his goals, particularly nuclear disarmament. (See Iran deal) The prize was decidedly not given to Obama because of any previous accomplishments, Lundestad clarified.
As The Washington Times notes, Lundestad stated that the committee has now looked back over the Obama presidency and said that "granting him the award did not fulfill the committee's expectations."
"[We] thought it would strengthen Obama and it didn't have this effect," he said in anAssociated Press interview.
Fmr Nobel Director Regrets Giving Obama Peace Prize
Former Nobel Director Regrets Giving Obama Peace Prize
Admits the committee was hoodwinked by "hope and change."
In his newly published memoir, former director of Norway's Nobel Institute Geil Lundestad expressed regret over giving President Obama the 2009 Nobel Peace award, citing that he did not meet the committee's expectations.
Lundestad said the committee was unanimous in its decision at the time because they believed the hype surrounding his "hope and change" rhetoric and felt the prize would boost the president's confidence to reach his goals, particularly nuclear disarmament. (See Iran deal) The prize was decidedly not given to Obama because of any previous accomplishments, Lundestad clarified.
As The Washington Times notes, Lundestad stated that the committee has now looked back over the Obama presidency and said that "granting him the award did not fulfill the committee's expectations."
"[We] thought it would strengthen Obama and it didn't have this effect," he said in anAssociated Press interview.
Fmr Nobel Director Regrets Giving Obama Peace Prize