I bet your native english speaking friends should not necessarily be perfect in grammar. OK, forget all this grammar, syntax... here is a point to ponder. If, on that day, Mr. Abhi had gotten the visa, do you think after reaching home he would have written the article bashing USA using the terms like indifference, hegemony, church-priest, and so on? Here is another point to ponder: Instead of USA, that day, he went to apply for Bangladesh's visa or Japan's visa, and got rejected, i wonder what kind of article would he have written against that country.