IF intentions are the criteria for awarding the Nobel Peace Prize then Obama was definitely one of the contenders. If the requirement is actual deeds and actions then perhaps he does not qualify. The President has been long on rhetoric and woefully short on action. It must, however, be admitted that the conflicts that overshadow peace are protracted and intractable.
President Obama's speech in support of non-proliferation and disarmament remains a speech with no follow up action. If anything India has been encouraged on the nuclear track set for it with the Bush administrations hare brained and blatantly discriminatory Civil Technology Nuclear Agreement. Thanks to the precedence set, India is going ahead with other such agreements with Russia, Canada and Australia. The entire non-proliferation regime has been stood on its head. Obama should have used his diplomatic and oratory skills to put across his views if he really wants peace. As it is India is muddying the waters in Afghanistan and through Afghanistan in Pakistan and contributing to a situation in which many are dying. Messrs Mullen and McChrystal have been more outspoken!
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