According to History.com, the very first Nobel Peace Prizes were awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and peace.
The ceremony came on the fifth anniversary of the death of Alfred Nobel, the Swedish inventor of dynamite and other high explosives. In his will, Nobel directed that the bulk of his vast fortune be placed in a fund in which the interest would be “annually distributed in the form of prizes to those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind.” Although Nobel offered no public reason for his creation of the prizes, it is widely believed that he did so out of moral regret over the increasingly lethal uses of his inventions in war. (This article is continued here.)
Obama recently ordered another 30,000 U.S. troops to fight in Afghanistan. He also said in his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech: “… that people must accept “the hard truth” that violence cannot be eradicated and nations sometimes must wage war to protect their citizens from evil regimes or terrorist groups…” And this may be true, however, I just have one question:
After reading the history behind and the purpose of the Nobel Peace Prize, can anyone tell me what Obama has done to earn this PEACE prize???