that lays down steps to eliminate those weapons. >> keep in mind that my entire goal, throughout this exercise, is to make sure that what happened on august 21st does not happen again. that we do not see over a thousand people that are subjected to poison gas. something that is a violation of international law and is a vie ration of decency. >> why won't it happen again? >> well, i think we have the possibility of making sure it doesn't happen again. >> i'm joined now by cnn analyst and former weapons inspector in iraq, david kaye. so what's your take on this agreement between the u.s. and russia to get rid of serious chemical weapons. can syria produce an inventory in a week's time? >> certainly. it can produce an inventory. whether it will is really one of the first tests of this agreement. look, this agreement provides a path ahead. it's an extraordinarily