I'm not sure that Norway is special in any way. I think the western democratic countries just all hold each other in high esteem and don't criticize each other

I'm not sure that Norway is special in any way. I think the western democratic countries just all hold each other in high esteem and don't criticize each other on underlying issues such as this. You could say the same for a lot of issues - Germany, UK, Sweden etc, high profile but big arms producers and exporters etc.