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Really curious as to the downvotes here. I'll take it step by step:

- Obama was embassed by the peace prize. You can read this in his memoir, in his own words.

- If peace is achieved in the Middle East, it will be the greatest peace negotiation since the end of WW2. I'm unsure how anyone can dispute that.

- Netanyahu has a vested interested in prolonging war and crisis, as his own political survival is at stake. Context if anyone is not aware of this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Israeli_judicial_reform_p... - this makes it very unlikely the 20 point plan will be completed.

- Russia has indeed played Trump for a fool. Putin has bought plenty of time, they now have the upper hand in drone and missile attacks and Ukraine has lost the financial support of America. In return, Putin has conceded absolutely nothing.

- Trump does genuinely seem to want to avoid foreign wars. Good examples are his chastisement of Israel for breaking the earlier ceasefire, and its bombing of Qatar. He also did instigate negotiations with Russia, although he failed. His interventions in other conflicts are also genuine.

- Norway was reported to be bracing itself for retaliation https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-09/norway-on...

I am really unsure why I'm being downvoted here.

Full disclosure: I am not a supporter of Trump, at all. I am a close follower and wide reader around current affairs and politics.



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