People should be given a peace prize not on the basis of promises they have made – as with Obama, an eloquent maker of promises – but on the basis of actual accomplishments towards ending war, and Obama has continued deadly, inhuman military action in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Reminded me of an evaluation of Timothy Geitner from Capitalism: A Love Story (paraphrased)
He's failed at every job he's ever held.
So why does he hold this important position?
Because he tells people what they want to hear.
A teller of pleasing tales.
