Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado should have met publicly with the Colorado Muslim community to discuss his votes to spend billions of taxpayer dollars, according to a recent article. The article criticizes Sen. Donald Trump's criticism of NATO allies regarding the ongoing conflict with Iran raises questions about the nature of the alliance itself. The author argues that the criticism of allies is misguided and that NATO is a defensive pact, not a blank check for offensive maneuvers or preemptive strikes in the Middle East. She also criticizes the administration's criticism that nations like Britain, France, and Germany refused to join a war initiated by the United States without consultation with the North Atlantic Council.