Good article on the trip that has triggered mild levels of hostility among an economic partner that is increasingly annoyed with American audacity. The writer did a good job sticking to the facts and providing quotes from reliable sources rather than ranting the way I would if assigned this article. Here is a sample of what I may have written. 'The United States military is pudgy and not impressive in this new millennium, political figures should tread carefully, especially when the majority of young people that will be drafted for a conflict will not be motivated to fight on behalf of political bluster.'