Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize

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NJ5 said:

Rath said:

NJ5 said:
On another note... this is actually a prize which may shape policies. It makes it that much harder for Obama to attack Iran, for example.

I wonder if that was the intention? Somehow it would make more sense then (in a twisted kind of way).

Well there is speculation that this is a bit of encouragment for Obama to press even harder for peaceful policies.

@Kasz. I don't believe it's comical, perhaps premature though.

Wait, I think it's actually officially confirmed that it was at least partly the intention:

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE5981JK20091009?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=11621&sp=true

"Nobel Committee Chairman Thorbjoern Jagland rejected suggestions from journalists that Obama was getting the prize too early, saying it recognized what he had already done over the past year.

"We hope this can contribute a little bit to enhance what he is trying to do," he told a news conference."

The thing is that by giving him the award "Too Early" they might actually be undermining any efforts he does make towards actions where the results could justify the award ...