Well here at home our good weather has changed to the cold we have been expecting and I woke up to a chilly 15 degrees.  But, it is a lot worse elsewhere so I can not complain too much.

Presidedent Obama heades home today after accepting the Nobel Peace Prize.  I do have to admit that I am impressed with the speach that he made.   After only being in presidency for about 11 months most agree that he did not recieve the Nobel Peace Prize for what he has accomplished but for what “he can accmpish in the future” (?).

Evil must be vigorously opposed, he declared as he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday.  He boasted and he further stated, “I face the world as it is, and cannot stand idle in the face of threats to the American people.  For make no mistake: Evil does exist in the world.”

I am impressed with this statement as it does show the most strength I have seen from President Obama since he has been in office.  Showing strength and Standing up for America  has not been his strong point up to this moment in the face of our enemies.

President Obama turned the acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize  moment into an unapologetic defense of armed intervention in times of self defense or moral necessity.

As reported in this release from Yahoo news:  Nobel Winning Obama Defends War in Call For Peace.

With a memorable and moving statement he made  saying of his troops in Afghanistan: “Some will kill. Some will be killed.”

He further alluded to Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr., and their preachings  of nonviolent action. But he did add, “A nonviolent movement could not have halted Hitler’s armies. Negotiations cannot convince al-Qaida’s leaders to lay down their arms.”

“To say that force is sometimes necessary is not a call to cynicism, it is a recognition of history.”

President Obama made it clear that there are circumstances in which war is justified,  in self-defense, to come to the aid of an invaded nation, or on humanitarian grounds when civilians are slaughtered by their own government.

He also stated his belief that there is a need to fight war according to “rules of conduct” that reject torture, the murder of innocents and other atrocities.

“We lose ourselves when we compromise the very ideals that we fight to defend,” he said. “And we honor those ideals by upholding them not when it’s easy, but when it is hard.”

“Let us reach for the world that ought to be,” Obama said. “We can understand that there will be war, and still strive for peace.”

“My accomplishments are slight,” Obama said, by comparison to such “giants of history.” In addition to other Nobel winners, he said the unrecognized masses who fight for peace are “far more deserving.”

It is reported that Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize, in the eyes of the Nobel committee, for changing the U.S. approach toward the world. The panel cited his efforts on nuclear disarmament, climate change and diplomacy.

Obama is quoated, “if I’m successful in those tasks, then hopefully some of the criticism will subside,” he said. “But that’s not really my concern.”

The Nobel comes with a $1.4 million prize. The White House says Obama will give that to charities but has not yet decided which ones.

President Obama’s speech leaves me with hope for this administration where I did not have any before.  I think he has shown true diplomacy and strength that we need to show at this time.  Now, he needs to focus on the economy and not late night TV show appearances.

What do you think about the speech?  Are you impressed?  Leave a comment here and share your opinion.

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