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Like him or lump him, the guy is focused on winning. He understands how to wield power to avoid problems that could expand and cost more souls.
He has plenty of critics but no one can doubt his drive to win. Imagine if he were president 30 years ago? He clearly still has it though
President Donald Trump is being nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Cambodia for helping to avert a deadly war in the region.
Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chanthol announced the decision on Friday, citing Trump's role in halting the deadly war between the Southeast Asian country and Thailand.
lashed between the countries broke out late last week, with each accusing the other of firing first.
At least 43 people were killed in the intense clashes, which lasted five days and displaced more than 300,000 people on both sides of the border.
The conflict began to wind down after Trump called Thai Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai on July 26, Reuters reported.
A ceasefire was agreed to in Malaysia on Monday, ending the worst fighting between the two nations in the last decade.
Speaking to reporters earlier in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, Chanthol thanked Trump for bringing peace and said he deserved to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
The prize is the highest-profile international award given to an individual or organization deemed to have done the most to 'advance fellowship between nations'.
He has plenty of critics but no one can doubt his drive to win. Imagine if he were president 30 years ago? He clearly still has it though
President Donald Trump is being nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Cambodia for helping to avert a deadly war in the region.
Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chanthol announced the decision on Friday, citing Trump's role in halting the deadly war between the Southeast Asian country and Thailand.
lashed between the countries broke out late last week, with each accusing the other of firing first.
At least 43 people were killed in the intense clashes, which lasted five days and displaced more than 300,000 people on both sides of the border.
The conflict began to wind down after Trump called Thai Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai on July 26, Reuters reported.
A ceasefire was agreed to in Malaysia on Monday, ending the worst fighting between the two nations in the last decade.
Speaking to reporters earlier in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, Chanthol thanked Trump for bringing peace and said he deserved to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
The prize is the highest-profile international award given to an individual or organization deemed to have done the most to 'advance fellowship between nations'.