I don't believe that anyone is really sure that a few precision military strikes is going to scare the bad people or not, but the cost of no response, beyond a lot of talk, is in my view, far worse for everyone in the long term. Sincerely, Jon .what if the mission fails? and really, a 2 hour "mission" that knocks out a few sites is gonna scare these people? I'm not so sure. Strength, i.e. bloody combat gets respect. Drones and cruise missiles, not so much.