Obama was awarded the Peace Prize prematurely. I've yet to see something he's done to deserve it, despite voting for him the first time.
still it remains that Obama is fundamentally pragmatic, for better or worse in any given issue.
[1] good report here: http://video.msnbc.msn.com/rachel-maddow/46790266#46790266
[2] http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/inside-obamas-war-...
here is a recent speech the president gave regarding drones and "the war on terror" in general: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEnUbwXAof0
The Nobel peace prize is pretty much a joke, former recipients include a pedophile and a direct supporter of terrorism. If I were Snowden, I wouldn't want one.