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Nobel made his fortune from the invention of Dynamite. It had limited use as a military explosive and was much more widely used for civilian blasting purposes such as mining.

Certainly seems premature, though he has taken many a crisis by the reigns and still managed to remain well liked abroad and at home. I can see where they are coming from, but this seems much more based on starpower than actual accomplishment at this point. They should have waited a few years to see if it all panned out.

A friend of mine who is a Nobel nominator did not like it. He has no issue with Obama, what he didn't like was giving it on the basis of what someone might do instead of what they had done. The deadline for nominations is February 1st, just barely after Obama had been sworn in.