On the surface it seems like such a political decision. Obviously the implication is that peace rises above politics. Obama has, I believe, already achieved a lot. He’s wrestled America’s image back from the their popular status as the world’s ‘evildoer’ to …. a place where there are at least a few ideals left, and who knows what else. That’s important. No matter what happens now he’s done something important. I just hope the Nobel Prize encourages him to live up to his own reputation.