| Background:The 2005 Nobel Peace Prize was | | | | prize, even if they do get results.What about the |
| awarded to the IAEA. Don't know who they are? | | | | US military? Have they ever been honored? Let's |
| They are the International Atomic Energy | | | | review what they have done.1. They almost |
| Agency. What did they accomplish? I don't know. | | | | single-handily defeated the empire of Japan in |
| Did they prevent the proliferation of atomic | | | | WW II while simultaneously helping the Soviet |
| weapons in North Korea or Iraq? No. But they | | | | Union defeat Nazi Germany. |
| meant to and that is usually good enough for the | | | | 2. Their presence in Europe after the war |
| Nobel Committee. These Norwegians (the Peace | | | | maintained peace in Europe for 45 years. Has |
| Center is in Oslo, Norway, not Stockholm | | | | Europe ever seen 45 years of peace? |
| Sweden) are idealists, intentions go a long way | | | | 3. They were the bulwark of NATO forces that |
| with them.Let's review some of their other | | | | protected Europe (that includes Norway) from |
| stunning awardees.2004- Wangari Muta Maathai. | | | | Soviet invasion for 45 years. |
| Already forget who she was? That was just last | | | | 4. They have kept the peace on the Korean |
| year. She is an AIDS activist and environmentalist. | | | | peninsula for the last 50 years. |
| No, she did not get the prize for medicine or | | | | 5. They ended the Cold War and communist |
| chemistry. She received the prize for peace. | | | | hegemony over Eastern Europe. |
| Despite many advanced college degrees, she is an | | | | 6. They are currently almost single-handily fighting |
| AIDS conspiracy nut who thinks that the virus | | | | the international war on Islamofascism. |
| was created by the western governments to | | | | 7. They are routinely dispatched to extinguish |
| destroy Africans. She was supposedly selected | | | | small brush fire sized wars throughout the world. |
| because she drew attention to political oppression | | | | 8. They are routinely dispatched to feed starving |
| in her fights with her home government of | | | | countries and respond to natural disasters such as |
| Kenya. Drew attention? Did she accomplish | | | | earthquakes and tsunamis. |
| anything?2002- Jimmy Carter. Really? For his | | | | 9. They are the only peacekeepers nobody |
| work, where? North Korea? Haiti? Has anything | | | | messes with. They actually keep the peace. |
| really improved in those two countries since his | | | | 10. They keep international sea lanes open to |
| visits? Maybe former president Carter and the | | | | trade.That's only ten. I'm sure there are many |
| Nobel Peace Committee should move to either | | | | more. So here is my plan. In order to give the |
| Haiti or North Korea. Do you prefer to live in Haiti | | | | United States' military a Nobel Prize, we are going |
| and put up with roving gangs? Or is North Korea | | | | to have to invade the Peace Center and appoint |
| and their internal security forces better for you. | | | | our own committee members. Then we can |
| Human rights? Whatever.2001- The UN. Where | | | | declare the US military the winner of a Peace |
| have they ever gone anywhere and made a | | | | Prize.We can probably do this without hurting |
| difference without the US backing them up? But | | | | anybody. I think Norway is the only country in |
| they have good intentions.1994- Yassar Arafat. | | | | Europe that surrendered faster than France in |
| The father of modern day terrorism who | | | | 1940. When we arrive on the beaches of Norway |
| became a multi-millionaire by stealing international | | | | all those Quislings will probably lie down and |
| aid money from his own people.1990- Mikhail | | | | surrender.If we have to threaten the use of |
| Gorbachev. He thought that he could reform | | | | force we can use this opportunity to test our |
| communism and make it stronger by giving his | | | | new F-22 Raptors and drop some bombs in their |
| people a little freedom. He never understood the | | | | fjords. They will surrender before we kill all of |
| events that unfolded. You can't give the people a | | | | their lutefisk. Christmas is almost here and that is |
| little bit of freedom.1988- UN Peacekeepers. An | | | | lutefisk season.Besides, what have the |
| ad-hoc group of soldiers who usually just stand by | | | | Norwegians done for anybody except send |
| and watch events such as genocide unfold around | | | | Vikings out to loot, pillage, and burn villages and |
| them. They will do nothing without the military | | | | monasteries? And they don't like America. They |
| backing of the US. In fact, they tend to sit around | | | | never have. They sailed here before anyone else |
| and get bored a lot. So they bide their time with | | | | and then turned around and settled Greenland |
| some favorite activities that include looting, rape | | | | because they thought that was a nicer place to |
| and child prostitution.1985- International Physicians | | | | live. Sure, they tend to do well in the Winter |
| for the Prevention of Nuclear War. Now that is a | | | | Olympics. But that is only because every event |
| noble calling. One problem. This organization was a | | | | revolves around skiing and Norway is covered in |
| KGB puppet that was organized to try to curb US | | | | snow for 46 weeks out of the year. This |
| nuclear power. It was chaired by Yevgeny | | | | coincides nicely with the 46 weeks of vacation |
| Chazov, a member of the Central Committee of | | | | the average Norwegian worker receives each |
| the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Now | | | | year.I'm sure the United Nations would spring into |
| that was a pleasant group of peace loving | | | | action and send some peacekeepers in two or |
| people.Ronald Reagan. Oh no, I'm sorry, my bad. | | | | three years. We can then leave and let the |
| They didn't give one to him in 1985/86 when he | | | | Norwegians bitch slap them around. Meanwhile if |
| refused to back down to the Soviets with his | | | | the UN tries sanctioning the US, we can sanction |
| SDI. Or in 1987, when he gave his "Mr. Gorbachev | | | | them. We can withhold more of our dues, lock |
| Tear Down this Wall" speech. These two events | | | | them out of their own building in New York City, |
| led to the end of World War III, aka, the Cold | | | | and make them pay their parking tickets.Don't get |
| War. Conservatives are not allowed to win the | | | | me started on the UN. Not today. |