I actually believed it for about 30 seconds. There is a certain logic to it. I'll bet the Nobel committee would love a do over on Obama's award. I think they assumed he was going to pull out of Iraq and Afganistan quickly, and close Gitmo. The Nobel committee got fooled like a lot of Americans. Originally Posted by joe bloeThe prize isn't awarded for what someone is going to do. It is awarded for what has been done. It looks like the bar was pretty low that year. Not many peace efforts made by anyone.
The credit or blame is squarely on the shoulders of the selection committee.