Official statement from website for reason for award:
"for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples"
Link to aforementioned statement:
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/p...009/index.html
Whether you are from one side or not, remember, this nomination came less than 2 weeks from taking over the office of President of the United States.
Whether you are from one side or not, one must ask, what happened in those 12 days to affect the above captioned statement for the prize.
That aspect requires no political bickering. Just honest, candid inquiry.
There may be a very logical answer some of us are just missing.