It's Not About Whether or Not Obama Deserves the Nobel Prize

I am tired of hearing arguments about whether or not Obama deserves the Nobel peace prize. That question is the wrong way round and what should be asked is whether or not the Nobel peace prize committee should've awarded the prize to Obama. That phrasing places any possible criticism squarely where is belongs: with those that selected the recipient. Since Obama's record of foreign policy is unchanged by the announcement, to question his accomplishments is an inherently unfair way of looking at the situation. Unfortunately many are using the prize as an excuse to do exactly that. Personally, I don't take the peace prize very seriously compared to the scientific ones and this is hardly the first time it's been controversial.