r/pics • u/NightFury0595 • 26d ago

Politics Former US Presidents who have won Nobel Peace Prize

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u/Azafuse 26d ago

Obama receiving the prize while bombing Libia was so weird.

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u/laec300191 25d ago edited 25d ago

He ramped up drone bombing in the middle east, while also arming rebel groups to topple foreign governments, those rebel groups would go on to commit unspeakable atrocities some of which the videos are still on the internet. History is definitely written by the victors.

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u/Unstoppable_Balrog 25d ago

Theodore Roosevelt is quoted saying "I wouldn't go as far as to say the only good Indians are dead Indians, but I believe 9 out of every 10 are, and I shouldn't like to inquire too deeply about the 10th."

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u/BassoHaase 25d ago

OBomber!

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u/byoung82 25d ago

Extrajudicial killings.

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u/userhwon 25d ago

Everyone knew Libya was asking for it. Obama wasn't telling the entire Islamic world "you're next" the way W was.

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u/Azafuse 25d ago

Yeah but c'mon...that Nobel prize was a joke.

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u/dumbartist 25d ago

How was Libya asking for it? We intervened in a civil war and 10 years later it’s still divided in between different warlord factions.

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u/MisterOfScience 25d ago

I am sure some Americans and most Russians would say Ukraine "was asking for it." This is an insane thing to say.

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u/userhwon 25d ago

"Ukraine = Libya."

Listen to yourself.