[jazusamo]

I don't think it is the "no" as much as the way the "no" was said. Had the whole thing been handled in a diplomatic way with private meetings, I'm sure something could have been worked out to everyones satisfaction and no embarrassment would have been suffered by anyone.

[sit-rep]

...embarrassment would have been suffered by anyone.

What the true crime is, the embarrassment is not over the way their citizens(Muslim) handle themselves at home, and abroad....