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What price peace? The Trump-Nobel poser
Distasteful as his version of “diplomacy by shock therapy” has been, the US President has kick-started action on resolving two major conflicts.
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The manner in which US President Donald Trump has gone about his pursuit of peace in Ukraine has doubtless left much to be desired.
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As the world continues to adjust to the disruptive effects of the return of Mr Donald Trump to the Oval Office – and mind you, it has been barely two months since his inauguration – a letter has been submitted to the Norwegian Nobel Committee nominating the 47th President of the United States for the Nobel Peace Prize.
The nomination was made by Mr Darrell Issa, a Republican Congressman from California, and the basis for it is, in short: “Not since Ronald Reagan has an American president better represented the national resolve of peace through strength or the fundamental case for a world without war.”
