Thomas Jefferson

America’s real champion of peace

By Kelly Anderson Wright
Saturday, October 10, 2009

Americans should be proud President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize, shouldn’t we? Especially on the heels of his embarrassing 2016 Olympics’ loss? On the surface, Obama’s win looks like a good thing for America, right? Yay, Team US!

But what exactly does it mean to win this prize?

According to Alfred Nobel’s will, the Nobel Prize for Peace was supposed to go to “the person who shall have done the most or the best work (emphasis added) for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses.â€