Dooku was a pawn. This was clearly Palpatine's play. Think about this: his term was already overextended. The only thing keeping him in power was the state of emergency (the Clone Wars). Knowing that his bid for absolute power was near, he wanted to win over the sentiments of the people -- as well as the Senate -- by being kidnapped and rescued. It would also make Anakin a hero, and inflate his ego.
Plus, it would be an opportunity to personally supervise Anakin in action, to guage his readiness. Was the time ripe to turn him to the dark side? Everything had to be timed correctly, because that moment of truth was going to coincide with the death of the Separatist leaders -- ending the war when Palpatine no longer needed it to hold onto power. He would already be strongly established as Emperor.
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Amnesia. What a beautiful name.
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