Then Obama's action would be the letter of clemency but not the spirit, and there would be room for disagreement about whether Assange should keep his word. Bu

Then Obama's action would be the letter of clemency but not the spirit, and there would be room for disagreement about whether Assange should keep his word. But since that's not what happened and Obama's actual action honors both the letter and the spirit of clemency, there's nothing worth debating here.