{"id":2589476,"date":"2026-04-10T20:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T00:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/on-nato-its-time-to-take-the-maverick-from-top-gun-approach-dont-think-just-do\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T20:02:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T00:02:52","slug":"on-nato-its-time-to-take-the-maverick-from-top-gun-approach-dont-think-just-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/on-nato-its-time-to-take-the-maverick-from-top-gun-approach-dont-think-just-do\/","title":{"rendered":"On Nato, It&#8217;s Time to Take the Maverick from &#8216;Top Gun&#8217; Approach: &#8216;Don&#8217;t Think, Just Do&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fon-nato-its-time-to-take-the-maverick-from-top-gun-approach-dont-think-just-do%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2589476&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nbc-op-ed-compares-transgender-swimmer-lia-thomas-to-jackie-robinson\/\" title=\"NBC Op-Ed Compares Transgender Swimmer Lia Thomas to Jackie Robinson\">op-ed argues<\/a> that NATO has become more a liability than a safeguard because Europe\u2019s member states are militarily weak and politically unreliable, leaving the United states exposed. it contrasts past episodes, like Britain\u2019s rapid 1982 Falklands <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-show-lockdowns-are-killing-more-people-than-the-virus\/\" title=\"How To Show Lockdowns Are Killing More People Than The Virus\">task force<\/a>, with modern incidents where U.S. and allied actions are constrained by reluctant partners (bases and airspace blocked or limited, defense commitments contested). The piece contends that America\u2019s security hinges on strong, willing allies, and that Europe\u2019s dithering and cost-cutting undermine NATO\u2019s effectiveness. Consequently, the author argues that Donald Trump should pursue leaving NATO rather than trying to salvage it, portraying a withdrawal as a path to real American strategic independence. The article is written by J. D.Foster, a former chief economist at the OMB and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and reflects his personal viewpoint published through the Daily Caller News Foundation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>As Argentina threatened the Falklands in 1982, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2026\/04\/01\/starmer-has-thrown-away-the-us-alliance\/?msockid=0e7bf3fbf66f69ca3c71e624f74a68ac\">Sir Henry Leach, chief of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/australias-submarine-force-a-threat-to-china-or-not\/\" title=\"Australia\u2019s Submarine Force: A Threat to China or Not?\">naval staff<\/a>, told Prime Minister Thatcher<\/a>, &ldquo;I can put together a task force of destroyers, frigates, landing craft and support vessels.<\/p>\n<p>It will be led by the aircraft carriers HMS Hermes and HMS Invincible. It can be ready to leave in 48 hours.&rdquo;And so it was, followed by the Argentinians suffering a sound thumping.<\/p>\n<p>When Iranian missiles threatened the Brits&rsquo; Cyprus base recently, the mighty British Navy struggled to send a single destroyer.<\/p>\n<p>England&rsquo;s martial decrepitude is the European norm. With one exception, America&rsquo;s biggest NATO &ldquo;allies&rdquo; are all military midgets. Germany? Nichts. Spain? Nada, amigo. Italy? Grazzi, ma passo.<\/p>\n<p>France alone often punches a tad above its weight, which is small comfort as in its dealings with America, France can be relied upon to be unreliable, resolute in irresolution, firm in its passivity.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump indicates he&rsquo;s seriously thinking about pulling out of NATO. Some Republicans disagree. Some argue, credibly, Trump lacks the legal authority to leave NATO.<\/p>\n<p>But he can order the U.S. military to end all contact with NATO. He can pull U.S. troops out of NATO countries. He can effectively kill NATO even while technically remaining in NATO.<\/p>\n<p>Why leave NATO? Ignore the years of NATO members backsliding on defense spending. Consider the treatment America recently received from its alleged allies beyond refusing to get involved in their own defense.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/trump-furious-nato-over-iran-175406193.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall\">We don&rsquo;t authorize either the use of military bases or the use of airspace for actions related to the war in Iran,<\/a>&rdquo; Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles proclaimed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/world\/us-hit-with-another-no-as-italy-refuses-base-use-for-iran-war-missions-after-spain-rebuff-10007516.html\">Italy refused the use by U.S. bombers<\/a> of Sicily&rsquo;s strategic Naval Air Station Sigonella.<\/p>\n<p>True to form, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/nato-allies-pushing-back-against-120347400.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall\">France refused to allow planes loaded with supplies<\/a> for the Iran conflict to transit its airspace.<\/p>\n<p>The U.K. initially refused to allow the use of English airbases, but then Prime Minister Starmer elicited guffaws saying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cqj9g11p1ezo\">the United States could use the bases for &ldquo;defensive&rdquo; missions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As expected, Iran effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz, creating inconveniences for America and huge problems for the rest of the world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/03\/31\/trump-strait-of-hormuz-oil-prices-00851611?utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_source=RSS_Feed\">Trump posted on <\/a>, &ldquo;All of those countries that can&rsquo;t get jet fuel because of the Strait of Hormuz, like the United Kingdom, which refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran, I have a suggestion for you: Number 1, buy from the U.S., we have plenty, and Number 2, build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait, and just TAKE IT.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And some might consider it &ndash; had they the military capacity to do so &ndash; and only once the shooting stops. Can&rsquo;t risk warships where there&rsquo;s a war going on now, can we?<\/p>\n<p>Iran recently obliged Trump by proving their missiles have longer &ldquo;legs&rdquo; than the &ldquo;talk-talk&rdquo; caucus claimed. <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/international\/5794306-iran-launches-missiles-diego-garcia\/\">Iran launched two ballistic missiles at the U.S. Diego Garcia base in the Indian Ocean<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The missiles failed to reach their targets, yet the Iranians succeeded brilliantly. They succeeded in telling Europe none of your capitals is safe. Yet Europe dithers still.<\/p>\n<p>Europe can acknowledge Trump was right, that Iran intends to use ballistic missiles to threaten first the region, then Europe, then the world. Or Europe can pretend it didn&rsquo;t happen. Any bets on which way the Europeans go?<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s Iran war may not succeed. The final judgement rests on the final outcome. America&rsquo;s military has performed magnificently, but war remains an extension of politics. The political victory must await future events.<\/p>\n<p>If the regime eventually falls as the Iranian people rise up, then Trump&rsquo;s war will be vindicated, the Middle East will take a huge step toward enduring peace, and the United States can finally bear down on the graver threat: China.<\/p>\n<p>But if the regime survives to someday threaten the world with nuclear warheads on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >long-range missiles<\/a>, then the war&rsquo;s rationale will be disputable, at best. As General Douglas MacArthur said in 1951, &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanrhetoric.com\/speeches\/douglasmacarthurfarewelladdress.htm\">In war, there is no substitute for victory<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Allies sitting this one out returns us to the original question &ndash; why NATO? To be sure, American security would benefit from a strong NATO. But a strong NATO requires militarily and politically strong allies. Instead, America faces a continent of gnats and a gadfly.<\/p>\n<p>NATO&rsquo;s defenders emphasize the alliance&rsquo;s great success in defeating the Soviet Union. All true. All dust-gathering history.<\/p>\n<p>One reason to shade NATO rises above all others. When its enemies see America passively accept derision and ridicule from feckless allies, America&rsquo;s enemies see weakness. Facing the likes of China, the surest path to deadly conflict is to show weakness. That&rsquo;s just a fact. A very dangerous fact. On net, NATO is a security liability.<\/p>\n<p>Trump shouldn&rsquo;t consider leaving NATO. He should do it. Cut the cord.<\/p>\n<p>Dispel the illusion woven by those wed to the comfortable status quo, just as he did with Venezuela. Trump should just wave and quote the Terminator. &ldquo;Hasta la vista, baby.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>J.D. 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The operation promptly delivered a decisive defeat to Argentina. By contrast, when Iran threatened Britain\u2019s Cypriot base, the Royal Navy appeared unable to field even a single destroyer quickly. The author portrays Britain\u2019s military as in decline compared with continental Europe, arguing that with few exceptions America\u2019s largest NATO allies are weaker militarily. The piece mocks several European powers as unwilling or unable to step up: Germany is described as lacking, Spain as uncooperative, Italy as inconsequential; France is acknowledged as capable at times but unreliable in its dealings with the United States, often resolute in irresolution. The narrative then shifts to NATO and political leadership, arguing that President Trump\u2019s looming consideration of leaving NATO exposes a broader problem: allies have sometimes refused to support U.S. defense interests, forcing America to question the value and durability of the alliance.<\/p>\n<p>The text argues that, during tensions with Iran, Europe showed hesitation: Spain blocked the use of bases and airspace, Italy blocked U.S. planes at Sigonella, France blocked transit of supplies, and the U.K. at first resisted before allowing its bases to be used for what was framed as defensive missions. When Iran effectively challenged the Strait of Hormuz, Trump urged European nations to rely on the United States, even suggesting they buy American fuel and \u201cbuild up the courage\u201d to confront the Strait themselves. Iran later fired missiles toward Diego Garcia; though the missiles failed to reach their targets, the gesture signaled Europe\u2019s vulnerability and the broader threat to global stability. The piece argues that Europe\u2019s hesitancy and fecklessness invite aggression from rising powers, making NATO more a security liability than a safeguard. It provocatively contends that Trump should sever the alliance rather than preserve it, echoing a drastic, Terminator-style line-\u201cHasta la vista, baby.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The author, J. D. Foster, is presented with his professional background and a standard Disclaimer about the Daily Caller News Foundation\u2019s policy and reprint guidelines. 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