Control damage from within, but pressure applied from outside is more likely to achieve something of substance. Media interest can be very bright and intense, but the danger is that it can so easily move on to something else. Direct confrontation also doesn't allow the opportunity to save face or to avoid the impression of being coerced. If the governents of the US and Britain and other countries apply pressure discreetly but firmly there is a greater likelihood of Sheikh Khalifa retaining his pride while ensuring that Issa can never again bring shame upon the Ruling Family.