Seven years later, is Obama now worth of his Nobel Peace Prize?

[Landslide Lyndon]

After the Iran nuclear deal and the Cuban Thaw I think he is.

[I Will Not Be Wrong]

Still no. He shouldn't receive it until after his presidency, in my opinion.

[Green Line]

After the Iran nuclear deal and the Cuban Thaw I think he is.

Settle down there son, why don't you wait to see how the deal actually pans out first? It hasn't been approved or gone into effect yet.

[Antonio the Sixth]

After the Iran nuclear deal and the Cuban Thaw I think he is.

Yes, I'd agree.

[pbrower2a]

Stopping the economic meltdown of 2007-2009 may have prevented some horrible wars by preventing the rise of a Hitler as happened in the wake of the 1929-1932 meltdown (which after a year and a half was similar in severity)..

[Green Line]

Stopping the economic meltdown of 2007-2009 may have prevented some horrible wars by preventing the rise of a Hitler as happened in the wake of the 1929-1932 meltdown (which after a year and a half was similar in severity)..

Wow, Obama saved the world from Hitler 2.0? Who would that be in your mind? Maybe Santorum, after all he was an altar boy

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

I'm not a huge fan of sitting politicians getting the award (even Obama was creeped out, as it was like somebody you barely know giving you a a Valentine), but afterwards? Sure!

[Zioneer]

No, the Nobel Prize committee should have waited until after his presidency. Giving him one when he had barely started his presidency is basically giving him a gold medal because he wasn't George W Bush.

[Mr. Smith]

Nope

[Phony Moderate]

Six.

[Free Bird]

Warmongering for war in Syria is far from peace

[Green Line]

Warmongering for war in Syria is far from peace

He didn't go far enough

[Warren 4 Secretary of Everything]

No, the Nobel Prize committee should have waited until after his presidency. Giving him one when he had barely started his presidency is basically giving him a gold medal because he wasn't George W Bush.

In his defense, that is worthy of a good medal

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

The good people of Yemen disagree.

[Mercenary]

No.
He's done both some good and some bad. Nothing exceptional that warrants a Nobel prize in my opinion.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

He's no Henry Kissinger, but he hasn't done enough to warrant one.

[King]

He defeated John McCain. Alone that has prevented at least a dozen wars.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

No, the Nobel Prize committee should have waited until after his presidency. Giving him one when he had barely started his presidency is basically giving him a gold medal because he wasn't George W Bush.

[Zioneer]

No, the Nobel Prize committee should have waited until after his presidency. Giving him one when he had barely started his presidency is basically giving him a gold medal because he wasn't George W Bush.

In his defense, that is worthy of a good medal

True, but they didn't take the time to properly evaluate his presidency, and since he got the medal, Obama hasn't exactly been a peacenik.

[The Last Northerner]

No and he never was (not named after a war criminal or a Wilsonian tool).

[KingSweden]

No, but I'm of the attitude that except in obvious circumstances like Mother Teresa or Malala a few years ago, people (particularly politicians) shouldn't be given the peace prize until after quite some time, as in a decade or two, so we can properly assess whether they actually, you know, contributed to peace or not. Carter got his over twenty years after leaving office, which was a fine recognition for him to be given for his efforts after an appropriate amount of time to assess whether the Camp David Accords actually held up.

[DrScholl]

Yes. The Nobel Committee thought he was and their criteria is what counts. People who work towards a positive goal have been awarded the medal and that's what happened with Obama.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Well no, of course not. Although the prize had already been thoroughly degraded by some of its previous winners anyway, even if Obama's did bring a new element of postmodern weirdness to it.

And why would the Iran deal make a difference? Given the reaction from the rest of the region (c.f. Saudi Arabia openly threatening to kick off an arms race) we can't yet be sure whether it's a positive or negative for 'peace' even if it is clearly a diplomatic triumph for Obama.

[eric82oslo]

He always was and always will. He's been the least war-hungry president in US history, by very far.

[WVdemocrat]

Warmongering for war in Syria is far from peace.

That was conservatives my friend. They lobbied for bombing Syria and in some cases, for all-out invasion. They later criticized him for letting Al-Assad cross "the red line." Meanwhile, the only adult in the room (Obama) prevented war and countless deaths by striking a chemical weapons disarmament deal.

To answer the question in the OP, clearly yes.