Guest Commentary : Award now, peace later
Posted: October 22, 2009 at 6:38 a.m.
You have to hand it to the Nobel Peace Prize people ; they have a terrific sense of humor. To give the prize to President Obama nine months into his first term is funny enough, but to do it at the very moment he may be deciding to throw 40,000 troops into Afghanistan adds a rich layer of irony.
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Opinion, Pages 4 on 10/22/2009
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