Originally Posted by wowitsdark

He hasn't really done anything to *achieve* peace anywhere yet.

He's nine months into the job.

I guess for me, were I in that spot, I'd think it would feel sweeter to get it after pulling off some amazing, ground-breaking 'deal' between enemies after I'd been slaving away at negotiations, or at least having had more history having been in the thick of the international circuit.

At this point, all he's had the opportunity to do is speak his thoughts, and that's why they awarded it to him... they said his ideas gave them hope.

I'm thinking it would feel more gratifying if it came in two or three years if in fact he is able to broker some deal with Israel/Palestine, get Iran to disarm, remove all troops from the Middle East, etc.