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President Obama Wins the Nobel Peace Prize
The war is still going on, though the efforts and desires are held high by the many in the world.
Dropping bombs and bringing death to people still does seem a strong irony.

Obama Accepts Nobel Prize as 'Call to Action'

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:07:00 -0500
Obama Accepts Nobel Prize as 'Call to Action'
By Donna Miles

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2009 - President Barack Obama said today
he'll accept the Nobel Peace Prize as a "call to action" for the
international community to work together to confront common
challenges, while also recognizing his responsibility for U.S. security.

"Even as we strive to seek a world in which conflicts are resolved
peacefully and prosperity is widely shared, we have to confront
the world as we know it today," the president said in a brief
statement in the White House Rose Garden.

"I am the commander in chief of a country that's responsible
for ending a war and working in another theater to confront a
ruthless adversary that directly threatens the American people
and our allies," he said.

Obama said he was humbled and surprised to learn that he
had been named to receive the Nobel Peace Prize and believes
the honor must be shared by all courageous people around the
world who strive for justice and dignity.

He cited examples, including, "the soldier who sacrificed
through tour after tour of duty on behalf of someone half a
world away," and "all those men and women across the world
who sacrifice their safety and their freedom, sometimes their
lives, for the cause of freedom."

Obama is slated to reconvene his national security team
later today for continued discussions about the strategy in
Afghanistan and Pakistan. Among the participants will be
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, U.S. Central
Command Commander Army Gen. David H. Petraeus and,
by videoconference, Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal,
the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan.