Don’t lie to your people.
You understand that a good percentage of "his people" are either Islamic Jihadists, or overwhelmingly support Islamic Jihadists, right? What West Hollywood is for homosexuals, Yemen is for people looking to get into Islamic jihad.
If we can't find and do business with Arab states leaders (like Saleh) who will help us, either overtly or covertly, in the destruction of terror cells operating in their own country, we might as well fold up shop and call it a day, because we're doomed.