With global hotspots still simmering around the planet, it remains to be seen whether the US leader will opt for military intervention over cool diplomacy after being snubbed for the prestigious Norwegian award.

The global elite, who have never been big fans of the Orange Man, are now waiting for the blowback after denying POTUS the much-coveted Nobel Peace Prize. Instead, the Nobel Committee gave its top award to opposition leader Maria Corina Machado for her efforts to upend Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the staunch Socialist who has held onto power since 2013.

No sooner was Machado announced the winner, MAGA proponents were banging away at their battle stations, chastising the decision. And it seems they had a point. After all, the Nobel Peace Prize, established in 1895 as a legacy to the philanthropist Alfred Nobel, is supposed to award “the person who has done the most or best to advance fellowship among nations, the abolition or reduction of standing armies, and the establishment and promotion of peace congresses.” That may be giving the little-known Machado much more credit than she deserves. And as Trump will never let us forget, he is at least partially responsible for bringing an end to six or seven wars, two of which involved........

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