Very funny! I agree, he is very likable and reasonable as long as Sudden Jihad Syndrome can be kept at bay.
He’s western enough to be mostly sane. He’s Arabian enough to understand his subjects and to know when they’re really out for blood or just blowing off steam. When they are really out for blood, he will try to follow from the front and steer them away from the precipice, back to blowing off steam, if he can. If he can’t, all bets are off.
If they’re just blowing steam, he knows how to befuddle them and misdirect them. In other words, he’s a moderate Arab leader.