"So for it has been diplomatic from the American side." Just goes to show that they really dont care that much about what we do. We are just the occasionally annoying, sometimes cute baby brother, as are as they are concerned. Unless our pollies come out with outright anti-amercian rhetoric, the the response from the US will almost certainly be a paternalistic smile. Of course Obama doesnt care about the comment - other amercians dont, and it wont affect his election chances one jot.