EU receives Nobel Peace Price

Re:EU receives Nobel Peace Price by johncoltrane on Friday October 12, 2012 @10:41AM (#4645204)

I used to think that the Peace Nobel Prize was a way to honor someone who did something to advance peace. Then Al Gore got the prize for nothing related to war or peace, then Obama got the prize and now the EU. What a joke.

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Re:EU receives Nobel Peace Price by anonymouz on Sunday October 14, 2012 @05:58AM (#4651110)

Yeah, slowly nurturing and fostering 60 years of peace on a traditionally war-torn continent through peaceful economic and political integration. What a joke.

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Re:EU receives Nobel Peace Price by johncoltrane on Sunday October 14, 2012 @10:14AM (#4651469)

Ever heard about the war in Yugoslavia? The clock was reset about 20 years ago. Or about the continued involvment of many of its members in Irak, Afghanistan or more recently in Lybia? Or about their enduring support of the industry of armament? The UE never did anything to prevent wars or end them. That's where the joke is.

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Re:EU receives Nobel Peace Price by anonymouz on Friday October 19, 2012 @04:19PM (#4675234)

The EU did not end all wars everywhere and create world peace, but between it's members (and the members of the EEC before that) it sure did keep peace pretty well.

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