I submit that the real reason your conclusions are different is that, based upon you last post, it made you feel good to hear him take the "no more mister nice guy" approach, regardless of whether he meant follow it up or not.
No, it's because I think it was needed. The Mr. Nice Guy approach cost us 3,000 lives in one day. Sometimes a leader has to make a stand.
The President is not a diplomat, isn't supposed to be a diplomat, and I don't want to waste time on a President who is. He has State to help him in that area. I wouldn't want him drawing such a clear line in the sand every time he gets a wild hair up his a$$, but I think it was exactly what was called for. Not just because it worked, but because it was right.
Shalom.