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- It destroys existing stockpiles of WMDs;
- It cripples Syrian capacity to manufacture or acquire more WMDs;
- It drastically reduces the civilian death and injury toll;
- It does not weaken either side in the Syrian civil war to allow a change of balance;
- It holds the users of chemical weapons accountable for their war crimes;
- It persuades the warring sides to seek a political solution;
- The USA is seen as a moral force willing to do what is necessary
Any chance that military strikes by Obama will accomplish any of the above? Possibly some of 1 and 3. At best.