[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Neither was the Greek-American Ion Hanford Perdicaris, Kidnapped by Raisuni in 1904. Theodore Roosevelt moved the earth to get him back, alive.

Alas, we no longer have a Theodore Roosevelt inspired man in office.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perdicaris_affair

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Editorial_cartoon_about_the_Perdicaris_Incident.jpg

[Vigilanteman]

Interesting bit of history there, my friend! A mere 38 years later, the King of Morocco welcomed Patton's army into Morocco to stage for America's first offensive against neighboring Nazi occupied Algeria.

Being the strong horse in the Muslim world often not only persuades them to give up on harming you, but often develops into a genuine friendship as well.