[lqdc13]

So let's pretend the sentence was reduced by a week instead. Would that still be the same thing?

[Analemma_]

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.

[lqdc13]

Didn't realize the sentence was reduced by so much. Apparently only a few months are left in the sentence.

[rad88]

It wouldn't be the same thing. But that didn't happen, her sentence was reduced by 2-3 decades and she'll be out in a few months. It's clearly clemency.

[_jordan_green]

That's a very interesting scenario, Mr Devil's Advocate