Obama's Prize

Mazel Tov, but don't you have to achieve peace somewhere before you win the Nobel? Which is not to say he won't, but really. Do Scandinavians believe that this will help him with the Taliban? Or with North Korea? Or for that matter, with Bibi? Or with his American constituents?

I'm pretty sure he would like to trade this victory for the Olympics.

This article available online at:

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2009/10/obamas-prize/28161/