Since receiving McChrystal's recommendation for more troops, Obama has been grappling with what to do in Afghanistan. He's had a couple weeks already, and will likely need a couple more. It's not an easy decision. And the timing of the Peace Prize announcement seems especially awkward considered the monumental decision to be made.
That said, I think there are many other more deserving (and less awkward) to give the award to. I'm no expert on the competitive field of Peace Prize candidates, but I would have given the award to....
Morgan Tsvangirai- formed a unity government with Mugabe--after an election was blatantly stolen from him. Was nearly beaten to death by Mugabe's police a few years ago. If that's not living by a turn-the-other-cheek, Peace-loving worldview, I don't know what is. He avoided falling in to the common pitfall of civl-war African states. What's more he's travelled around the world rallying for aid money, and he's liberalized Zimbabwe's dismal economy. In short, if I were a Zimbabwean, he'd be the only thing to make optimistic about my cholera filled, inflation scarred nation. And I know personal tragedy shouldn't factor in, but his wife died this past year. This guy's had a rough year of it. Plus giving him the award would bring some much needed attention to Zimbabwe and his coalition government at a time when Mugabe is showing he will never live up to the power sharing agreement.
There are countless other figures who I'm sure are much deserving, but I'd go with Tsvangirai.
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