The bigger question is when is someone going to ask him why he didn't remain silent.
It is just possible that the no-celebration deal had been made and might have been followed through
But when the Leader of the Free World then publicly orders a Third World Strongman NOT to do something, one of them is going to lose face.
Obama didn’t make a statement until after the release. Frankly, I am more concerned about the release than I am the celebration that followed. al-Megrahi should never had been released and Obama could have used the bully pulpit to have the decision reversed.