You don't have to go to war with each of them, there are other options. And you definitely don't have to prop up said leaders with the worlds most advanced military hardware.
It'd sure be nice if we had someone in DC doing that...
Ah, military contractors are well up to date. Okay, lets toss them a few billion in Saudi weapons contracts.
How did I do?
Nation states aren't supposed to have egos.
There’s a whole lot of lesser evils which define plenty of diplomatic decision making in that region.