Obama on Syria: ‘A Changing Climate Is Increasing Competition for Food and Water’

Number six alongside our ░░░░░░░░ military work we have ░░░░░░░░ draw upon the strength ░░░░░░░░ our diplomacy Terrorists would ░░░░░░░░ to see us walk ░░░░░░░░ from the type of ░░░░░░░░ that builds international coalitions ░░░░░░░░ ends conflicts and stops ░░░░░░░░ spread of deadly weapons ░░░░░░░░ would make life easier ░░░░░░░░ them it would be ░░░░░░░░ tragic mistake for us ░░░░░░░░ think about what we ░░░░░░░░ done these last eight ░░░░░░░░ without firing a shot ░░░░░░░░ ve rolled back Iran ░░░░░░░░ nuclear program That s ░░░░░░░░ just my assessment that ░░░░░░░░ the assessment of Israeli ░░░░░░░░ even though they were ░░░░░░░░ to the deal We ░░░░░░░░ secured nuclear materials around ░░░░░░░░ globe reducing the risk ░░░░░░░░ they fall into the ░░░░░░░░ of terrorists We ve ░░░░░░░░ Syria s declared chemical ░░░░░░░░ program All of these ░░░░░░░░ have helped keep us ░░░░░░░░ and helped keep our ░░░░░░░░ safe Those are the ░░░░░░░░ of diplomacy And sustained ░░░░░░░░ efforts no matter how ░░░░░░░░ or difficult they sometimes ░░░░░░░░ are going to be ░░░░░░░░ to resolve the conflicts ░░░░░░░░ the in Middle East ░░░░░░░░ Yemen to Syria to ░░░░░░░░ and Palestine And if ░░░░░░░░ don t have strong ░░░░░░░░ there the more you ░░░░░░░░ be called upon to ░░░░░░░░ up after the failure ░░░░░░░░ diplomacy Similarly any long ░░░░░░░░ strategy to reduce the ░░░░░░░░ of terrorism depends on ░░░░░░░░ that strengthen some of ░░░░░░░░ fragile societies Our generals ░░░░░░░░ commanders understand this This ░░░░░░░░ not charity It s ░░░░░░░░ to our national security ░░░░░░░░ dollar spent on development ░░░░░░░░ worth a lot more ░░░░░░░░ a dollar spent fighting ░░░░░░░░ war. (Applause.)