What about strategic concerns?

Ian Hurd, NY Times:
U.S. Must Justify Intervention on Moral Grounds 
If we can't make the case for a strategic reason to intervene, then it would be immoral to waste our blood and treasure on the operation.  If we limit the operation to a punitive strike, that will be a waste of resources that will accomplish nothing.  If we are going to strike we should knock out the Syrian air defense system and its air assets.  That would at least open the way for further operations should they be deemed necessary.

Ted Cruz also ask questions about the national security interest of the US in such a strike.

These two military experts question the need for hitting Syria:

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