Tillerson at G7: We Must Ensure Assad's Chemical Weapons Don't "Fall Into The Hands Of ISIS"

Aprill 11: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson condemns Russia over chemical weapons in Syria during the G7 summit in Italy.

"Our missile strike in response to Assad's repeated use of banned weapons was necessary as a part of U.S. national security interest," he said.

He continued: "We do not want the regime's uncontrolled stockpile of chemical weapons to fall into the hands of ISIS, or other terrorist groups who could, and want, to attack the U.S. and our allies. Nor can we accept the normalization of the use of chemical weapons."

"[The 2013] agreements stipulated Russia was the guarantor of a Syria free of chemical weapons, as they would also locate, secure and destroy all such armaments in Syria. Stockpiles and continued use demonstrate that Russia has failed in its responsibility to deliver on this 2013 commitment. It is unclear whether Russia failed to take this obligation seriously, or if they have been incompetent, but the distinction doesn't much matter to the dead."

"We can't let this happen again," he added.