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		1024core on Oct 6, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Narges Mohammadi wins 2023 Nobel Peace Prize Don't forget Obama. He was given the prize before he even did anything. And then he proceeded to bomb the fuck out of Iraq, Syria, etc.

vkou on Oct 6, 2023 [–]

Obama got it for being not-Bush (What a bar to clear!). It was a large middle finger raised by world, as a rebuke to 2001-2008 US foreign policy.

It was disappointing, but unsurprising that 2009-20?? has gone down more or less the same road.

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