諾貝爾獎

昨天，奧巴馬在挪威領了諾貝爾獎。對於得獎，他這樣說：
“In part, this is because I am at the beginning, and not the end, of my labors on the world stage. Compared to some of the giants of history who have received this prize - Schweitzer and King, Marshall and Mandela - my accomplishments are slight.

And then there are the men and women around the world who've been jailed, been beaten in the pursuit of justice; those who toil in humanitarian organizations to relieve suffering; the unrecognized millions whose quiet acts of courage and compassion inspire even the most hardened cynics.

I cannot argue with those who find these men and women - some known, some obscure to all but those they help - to be far more deserving of this honor than I.

But perhaps the most profound issue surrounding my receipt of this prize is the fact that I am the commander in chief of the military of a nation in the midst of two wars. One of these wars is winding down. The other is a conflict that America did not seek, one in which we are joined by 42 other countries including Norway in an effort to defend ourselves and all nations from further attacks.

We must begin by acknowledging a hard truth. We will not eradicate violent conflict in our lifetimes. There will be times when nations, acting individually or in concert, will find the use of force, not only necessary, but morally justified.

I make this statement mindful of what Martin Luther King, Jr., said in this same ceremony years ago: Violence never brings permanent peace, it solves no social problem, it merely creates new and more complicated ones.

As someone who stands here as a direct consequence of Dr. King's life's work, I am living testimony to the moral force of nonviolence. I know there is nothing weak, nothing passive, nothing naive in the creed and lives of Gandhi and King.

But as a head of state sworn to protect and defend my nation, I cannot be guided by their examples alone. I face the world as it is and cannot stand idle in the face of threats to the American people. For make no mistake, evil does exist in the world.

A nonviolent movement could not have halted Hitler's armies. Negotiations cannot convince al-Qaida's leaders to lay down their arms. To say that force may sometimes be necessary is not a call to cynicism, it is a recognition of history, the imperfections of man and the limits of reason.
I raise this point, I begin with this point, because in many countries, there is a deep ambivalence about military action today, no matter the cause. And at times, this is joined by a reflexive suspicion of America, the world's sole military superpower.

Yet the world must remember that it was not simply international institutions, not just treaties and declarations, that brought stability to a post-World-War-II world. Whatever mistakes we have made, the plain fact is this: The United States of America has helped underwrite global security for more than six decades with the blood of our citizens and the strength of our arms.... ”

領獎前夕，奧巴馬增兵出戰阿富汗，轉頭又說2011年會撤出，令人摸不著頭腦。一個律師，對於紙上談兵式的打仗，可能很在行，但對於真正的戰爭，又會不會一樣精明？

奧巴馬說，和平是以戰爭換取的。對於諾具爾和平獎得主來說，有一點破天荒。但會一點歷史的人都會點頭贊同，人類的歷史都是用血寫成，奧巴馬只是坦白。回顧歷史，那麼多年了，很多人說要世界和平，我們還是屍骸遍野，但和平的真正意義是共存，而不是互相毀滅，這個諾具爾和平獎，應該怎樣解釋？