Thought for the Day: 23 September 2014

The Nobel Committee called.  They want their Peace Prize back.  (Could they do that?)   Looking at his list of actions which seem a little short of Peace-Prize-worthy, it’s getting kind of long.

Clarification:  I don’t mean to imply that Pres. Obama’s actions aren’t justifiable or that I agree or disagree with them, just that they seem to run contradictory to the intent of the Peace Prize:

With regard to the Peace Prize, [Alfred Nobel’s] will stipulated that it was to be awarded to the person “who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses”

There is no Nobel Realpolitik Prize.

And, just to brighten everyone’s day, I found this map:

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I can’t verify its source let alone its accuracy but “Yea START!”  And, if the mood strikes you, feel free to come up with a plan to zero out the stockpile out on both sides.  (Not that I’d trust Putin but someday he’ll be gone.)