Obama: ‘We’ve Got a Historic Chance to Pursue a Safer and More Secure World’

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OBAMA: "That's why this deal makes our country and the world safer and more secure. It's why the alternative concern no limits on Iran's nuclear program, an Iran closer to a nuclear weapon, the risk of regional nuclear arms race and the greater risk of war, all that would endanger or security that's the choice that we face. If we don't choose wisely, I believe future generations will judge us harshly for letting this moment slip away. Now, no one suggests this deal resolves all the threats that Iran poses to its neighbors or the world. Moreover, realizing the promise of this deal will require many years of implementation and hard work. It will require vigilance and execution. But this deal is our best means of assuring that Iran does not get a nuclear weapon. And from the start that has been my number-one priority, our number-one priority. We've got a historic chance to pursue a safer and more secure world, an opportunity that may not come again in our lifetimes. As president and as commander in chief I am determined to seize that opportunity."