her. And she isn't anti-Israel in a conscious, political sense. Indeed, she obviously views herself as sympathetic. Rather, her assumptions make her type of views inevitably anti-Israel and, more broadly, inevitably destructive of U.S. interests on other issues. Here's her article in Slate. The title is "Why Israel's Gaza Campaign is Doomed." Not why this response is the best of a set of difficult options; not why the world should support Israel; not why Hamas should be removed from power with international support but why Israel is wrong and stupid to fight. "Doomed" is a strong word. The subhead -- adapted from Zacharia's text -- is "Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to bomb Hamas militants will leave Israel more isolated, insecure, and alone." Not the decision of Israel's unanimous leadership including first and foremost its military and defense experts but that of a prime minister who now plays a role for the American media most closely approximated to that held by former President George W. Bush. And by defending itself against an onslaught of rockets -- 120 in one week  -- Israel will be worse off even though, by the way, every Western country I'm aware of has supported Israel. Why will Israel be more isolated, insecure, and alone? Because the unspoken assumption of the Western media elite is that anyone who uses force, even in self-defense, ends up worse off. It is quite reasonable to state that the campaign will not end the problem. Everyone in Israel and in Israel's leadership