[Realism]

For all we know, the press is trying to drive a wedge between their government and ours.

I'm thinking the White House is really quite PO'ed with Norway at the moment.

[1rudeboy]

Color me sceptical. Relations do ebb and flow, I'll admit. Witness Canada and Germany. Germany is an interesting example, however. Chancellor Merkel visited the WH, made a comment about Gitmo that the press spun into a disagreement, and the knee-jerk brigade here hit it hook, line and sinker.