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Originally Posted by Professor S
But in the end, it's an award given for speeches and general ideas and little accomplishment.
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I agree with you for the most part, though I still would say the "accomplishment" that he won it for is being against the policy of Bush and winning over the people while making Bush look bad.
It'd be like someone winning the election in Iran pointing out all their countries faults. And then turning around and reassuring the world that their goal is for peace in the middle east and that they won't attack isreal etc. And saying they're willing to talk with the free nations and work together to help that area.
Of course putting into action all of those ideas would not be easy. But the very fact that the right ideas would have won out, likely would have made this imaginary person a world wide hero.. And countries would support that to keep them moving in that direction.
Obama just won a war of ideas. Will they be implemented? Time will tell, but its obvious now that the world supports Obama being against Bush.