He called the deal a onceinalifetime opportunity. Joining me now from washington is peter baker, the chief White House Correspondent of the new york times. Peter, tell me how you see the president s frame of mind reflected in part by Tom Friedmans interview as he strives to bring real probably the most important negotiations of his presidency. Peter i think that is exactly right. He sat down with tom friedman on saturday at the white house to pitch his deal and also to think in larger terms of what it could mean for the region. He clearly has this idea that if they can make this work, if they could finalize a deal in june and get past obstacles like congress, there is a chance to transform security in the region and perhaps even begins to change iran a little bit. He is not counting on that. He is realistic to understand that iran is a complicated country, as he put it. But, clearly he has ambitions to go beyond simply curbing its nuclear program. Charlie ambitions include what, do you
Joining me now from washington is peter baker, the chief White House Correspondent of the new york times. Peter, tell me how you see the president s frame of mind reflected in part by Tom Friedmans interview as he strives to bring real probably the most important negotiations of his presidency. Peter i think that is exactly right. He sat down with tom friedman on saturday at the white house to pitch his deal and also to think in larger terms of what it could mean for the region. He clearly has this idea that if they can make this work, if they could finalize a deal in june and get past obstacles like congress, there is a chance to transform security in the region and perhaps even begins to change iran a little bit. He is not counting on that. He is realistic to understand that iran is a complicated country, as he put it. But, clearly he has ambitions to go beyond simply curbing its nuclear program. Charlie ambitions include what, do you think . Peter he has argued that should the sanct