As an American tax payer I know I should feel privileged to make up Canada's defense spending short fall of NATO defense spending guidelines by 20 billion dollars every year. Or foot the bill for much of Western Europe's defense for 70 years. Or receive the condemnation of the world for trying to control our borders and deport illegal aliens who are also felons. 

The G&M hasn't written more than one or two articles not negative about the U.S. every year.  Out of thousands a year.

What happened to the sentiment that the U.S. has it's nose in everyone's affairs and that's not good? 
The U.S. is fighting terrorism all over the world, guaranteeing the security of Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and much of the world and gets kicked in the teeth for it and now kicked in the teeth for not doing it according to this editorial. This while there exists the spectacle of Canada spending a year  picking a suitable 'gentlemens war' to join.