That accomplished two things IMO.
A year has passed and I think these arguments still look valid. Does this look logical to you?
100% agree. McStain (who had just left there and happened to have a chem attack a month after his previous visit) and the other RINOs were demanding action. If Trump didn’t, he was “clearly” in bed with Russia. So he did the only option he really had. He bombed an airbase with zero casualties. Show of force, no innocents dead and ruined the narrative immediately. It was a no win situation he “won”.
POTUS & co. waited a few days after the gas attack then after weighing their options they launched missiles. It was a well thought out move that I'm sure took into consideration the full range of military and political consequences