My fantasy is that they will agree to meet with him then take him hostage.... and Americans responding to the ransome request with “Fine...keep him!”
I can dream, right?
Your fantasy should be more like the August 2001 meeting of US Ambassador April Glaspie with Saddam Hussein-
I believe Saddam launched his invasion of Kuwait 3 days later, just after April Glaspie had left Iraq for a vacation to celebrate the success of her unconditional direct talks