I really like both articles also. I would consider myself pro-BFing (choose that path myself so a bit hard to say I'm not!) but I really get very annoyed at what some BFing advocates say and the first article really sums that up well. I agree to a lesser degree with some points but overall I love the gist of it.
Sometimes I just want to slap the ABA and yell 'you catch more flies with honey than vinegar', I think they need to wake up to themselves. I know of someone who had terrible supply issues and was pretty much shown the door when they tried to comp feed. Now how is that supportive or helpful? That persons outcome could have been waaaaaaay different if they were shown more of the attitude of the second article.

I am pleased to see that the line I take with friends is very well summed up in the second article. Just wanted to say that there are lots of us out there, we may not be as loud and in your face as the more extreme advocates but we are out there and we think you are all doing a great job.

As for the point about saying how difficult it can be, I am a bit torn on this one. I think different people respond to different things, I have heard LOTS of people say they wish some one told them it could be hard so that as soon as a hurdle came up they didn't automatically put themselves in the basket of people that just can't BF, but at the same time other people take that warning entirely differently. It is so hard to come up with a message that is concise and to the point and accommodates the different responses people can have. So as I said, I am pretty torn on that point, but the option in the second article is pretty good for mine.