Rubio claim over and over was that everyone knows Putin is a war criminal because he has bombed hospitals,killed rivals killed civilians,well that includes Tillerson,but Mr. Tillerson is auditioning for chief diplomat and as yet does not have a security clearance and does not have access to classified information that would indicate that Putin intentionally targeted Hospitals,Schools etc..
He may very well view him as a War criminal,at this point keeping an avenue of dialogue open with the Russians to try to change behaviour rather than shut off all dialogue and have Putin continue on his ruthless behaviour.
Remember folks how many times have we seen reported in our conflicts that we have bombed hospitals? Now are we war criminals? I would like to believe we don’t intentionally do those things,we apologize for such incidents when they occur but we don’t ever see the classified information.
So Rubio, red-faced and lips pressed tightly, wanted the next SOS to declare the leader of Russia a "War Criminal" during his confirmation hearing - to what end...????!!!
Even if Tillerson believed it with all his heart and knowledge - making such a declaration upon Rubio's proclamations (I say it is so, as well the media has printed this too) would be a career ending blunder - before the next administration was even sworn in.
Jeezzz, how low does my respect for Rubio go?