The US Secretary of State John Kerry condemned what he called the ‘undeniable’ use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government.
Addressing a news conference on the situation in the Middle East, Kerry said,
“What we say in Syria last week should shock the conscience of the world. It defies any code of morality.”
“Make no mistake. President Obama believes there must be accountability for those who would use the world’s most heinous weapons against the world’s most vulnerable people.”
Kerry outlined that the Syrian government were acting like they had something to hide concluding that they were almost certainly culpable, stating,
“The Delay in allowing UN inspectors to the sites was a sign the Syrian government had something to hide. Instead it attacked the area further, shelling it and systematically destroying the evidence. That is not the behaviour of a government that has nothing to hide. The regime’s belated decision to allow access is too late and is too late to be credible.”