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奥巴马获诺贝尔和平奖引发争议

巴拉克·奥巴马(Barack Obama)昨日荣膺诺贝尔和平奖,此时距离他就任美国总 统只有263天。这一决定更多地是褒奖其承诺而非成就,这在全世界范围内同时引发了 赞扬和怀疑。
诺贝尔委员会称赞奥巴马“为增强国际外交及各国人民间的合作做出了非凡的努 力”,同时赞扬了他在推动无核化方面那些尚显稚嫩的努力以及与阿拉伯世界建立联系 的举动。奥巴马表示,他对于挪威诺贝尔委员会的决定感到“意外和惭愧”,同时补充 称,他感到不配跻身于先前获得该奖项的“历史改革人物”之列。
然而,这个奖金为140万美元的奖项也被视为对奥巴马某种形式的挑战。批评者辩 称,奥巴马迄今未能在外交政策上获得明显的成功。
奥巴马获奖令白宫感到意外。在被一家美国媒体要求就此消息予以置评时,白宫发 言人罗伯特·吉布斯(Robert Gibbs)用电子邮件只回复了一个字:“哇!”
授予奥巴马诺贝尔和平奖的决定受到了世界各国领导人的欢迎。刚刚连任德国总理 的安吉拉·默克尔(Angela Merkel)表示,奥巴马使国际外交的基调向着对话的方向 迅速改变。她表示:“仍有很多事情要做,但可能性的窗口已经开启。”
但有其他人也对该决定颇有微词:奥巴马迄今未能在中东问题上获得任何突破,也 并没有阻止伊朗的核计划,而且还可能很快为阿富汗战争增兵数千人。
曾获得诺贝尔和平奖的波兰前总统列赫·瓦文萨(Lech Walesa)表示,授予这位 48岁的美国总统诺贝尔和平奖为时尚早。“谁,奥巴马这么快就目前而言,奥巴马 只是提出了建议。但有时诺贝尔委员会授予该奖项是为了鼓励人们采取负责任的行动。”

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Barack Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize yesterday.
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