Obama said the international community had made progress in reducing the nuclear threat, but added that "we're under no illusions".
Mr. Obama does not harbor any illusions about making great progress in the few months he has left in office.
That illusion is connected to the magic of making movies.
It has become a way to experience the illusion of moral progress without having to do the nasty work of making moral judgments.
Embracing the illusion of authority makes him think he was victorious".
This week Mr Obama noted that 11 states had lowered their standards to give an illusion of students' progress.
But this is the illusion of progress or, at very least, progress on a solitary front.
Constantly reorganizing and mistaking it for transformation will only lead to the illusion of progress and create confusion within the organization.
Since then many countries have been creating an illusion of continual progress by running up hefty debts to finance their welfare states.
Too often, meetings and community conversations are held in order to delay progress and to give the illusion of progress, all while the community remains broken.
