IT IS A STRATEGIC MOVE MADE BY THE NORWEGIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS
Unlike other nobel prizes which are selected by a panel of experts, the nobel peace prize is selected by a 5 member panel consisting of norwegian parliamentarians. Of these 5, 3 of the parliamentarians were left wingers this time. So how come did Obama get the prize? Well, lets look at the present geo-political scenario. NATO is struggling in Afghanistan, Iran is becoming more and more of a mess for the US, the middle eastern region isn't the most peaceful, gaza strip still a zone of serious conflict and so on. In such a situation, there is bound to come a time when in order to serve US interests in the best possible manner, Obama "will have" to take seriously aggressive measures. "President Obama" as he were, could well have been able to do that, but now, can the Nobel Peace Prize winner Obama feel guilt free in deploying extra troops, with what face will he attack Iran. If transcends all those shame oriented boundaries to go ahead with the aggressive measures, then he would nullen the credibility of the peace prize given to him, and if he doesnt go aggressive, then he would be doing injustice to the millions who voted for him.