Here's my "vote":
no one should be "forced" to pull a post
it's been requested, he can or not, it ya have a complaint w/ a post do the grown up thing and take it up w/ the OP (not griping just at you Clover)
or, as CatMo notes, a moderator can make the decision for him. However, that option is generally reserved only for really egregious posts - like bad taste cat carriers