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Israeli politicians lashed out at former US president Barack Obama after an exposé in Politico alleged that his administration had blocked a major investigation into Hezbollah’s global drug trafficking activities so that Iran would sign the 2015 deal to curb its nuclear activities.
“Obama must return his Nobel Peace Prize,” if the Politico story is correct, Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid said
originally posted by: CulturalResilience
I never understood why anybody expected the previous President to be any different. He was just a politician after all. I hope it wasn't just because of his skin colour, to expect someone to be different based on that would be terribly racist.
originally posted by: ErrorErrorError
originally posted by: CulturalResilience
I never understood why anybody expected the previous President to be any different. He was just a politician after all. I hope it wasn't just because of his skin colour, to expect someone to be different based on that would be terribly racist.
Nothing new there. Americans elected dubbya because he seemed like a guy you could drink a beer in a bar with.
Americans thought Obama would be different because of his skin color.
Than you elected Trump believing a reality TV show star would make America great again.
I wonder what is going to be next.
originally posted by: AndyFromMichigan
I guess this is as good an excuse as any to ask him to give it back.
Obama should never have gotten a peace prize to begin with. It was a transparent attempt by European leaders to suck up to him. Everyone, including Obama himself, freely admitted that he hadn't done anything to deserve the prize. Certainly his actions of escalating drone strikes and actively destabilizing the Middle East don't suggest any commitment to peace.
originally posted by: CulturalResilience
I never understood why anybody expected the previous President to be any different. He was just a politician after all. I hope it wasn't just because of his skin colour, to expect someone to be different based on that would be terribly racist.
originally posted by: MayanBoricua
a reply to: CulturalResilience
Americans DID elect Obama because of his race.
That makes such voters racist, and not the guy that points it out.
(I make my response without taking the concept of 'Presidents are $elected, not elected' into account.)