As for Oslo...

Perhaps our President Barack Obama has discovered something greater than himself...

...perhaps not.

He has to prove himself. As President. For most people this comes earlier in life.

Hopefully our men and women in the field won't suffer because of it.

Or those at home:

As the president acknowledges, it’s also the only available moral framework in which pacifism may be an acceptable option for individuals but not for states charged with defending the common good and innocent life against unjust aggression