Obama for Peace?

Cnn.com is running an article about President Obamas acceptance of the Nobel Peace prize. This comes just a few weeks after Obama decided to send more troops into Afghanistan to help fight terrorism. I understand that Obama is fighting a war that he did not wage but rather was handed down to him from former President Bush. I just find it hard to believe someone who spoke out against the war so much in his campaign and someone who is speaking about how importance of peace right after he sends more troops into a war. Maybe he deserves the peace prize but maybe now was not the best time. In class we also talked about how a candidate is constantly running for office whether they currently hold an office or they plan to in the future. I think Obama did a good job of using his acceptance speech for the Nobel peace prize as a way to get his ideas out and to reiterate to the people what he stands for and what he strives for.