Do you think they are still alive?
2007-05-17 03:19:09 · 10 answers · asked by ghostwriter 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Probably not the sad thing is that these 3 from Ft. Hood are not the only missing troops in Iraq. Sgt Keith Maupin is still missing. Maupin was originally listed as missing after a fuel convoy was attacked near Baghdad International Airport by Iraqi insurgents using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire on April 9, 2004. A videotape broadcast by Al-Jazeera on April 16 showed Maupin being held hostage by Iraqi insurgents, and the Pentagon later changed his status to captured. Maupin was promoted in absentia on May 1, 2004, from private first class to specialist. On June 28, 2004, Al-Jazeera reported that it had received a statement and a videotape from militants who claimed to have killed Maupin. U.S. officials, however, were unable to identify the man as Maupin and he remains listed as captured. He was promoted to sergeant in April 2005
2007-05-17 03:53:41 · answer #1 · answered by FF ENG9INE 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually there is a story on Yahoo today about the last 3 U.S. troops who were captured by the insurgents and killed. It appears we are sticking these troops on bridges at night with not enough support or backup to repel an attack and that's how they are being overrun.
Maybe if we had a draft we'd have enough troops to gaurd bridges at night. Of course someone will remind me that it's only 3 tortured dead troops.
2007-05-17 10:45:33 · answer #2 · answered by bettercockster1 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I hate to say this, but they are probably dead. I doubt they are just lost, and if the insurgents find them, they will try to keep them long enough to try something like what the Iranians did. As soon as it becomes clear that the US won't deal, or the searchers get too close, they'll kill them.
2007-05-17 10:34:34 · answer #3 · answered by Curtis B 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's sad, but true, the captors tend to torture their hostages and then behead them.
It just shows the captors for the truly evil barbarians they are.
2007-05-17 10:27:40 · answer #4 · answered by nowyouknow 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Eventually. Dead. The cost of war.
2007-05-17 10:26:10 · answer #5 · answered by It's Kippah, Kippah the dawg 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes they'll find them, unfortunately they will be dead.
2007-05-17 13:26:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
yeah, probably just got lost kicking way too much insurgent ***. god i hope they are okay. =)
2007-05-17 10:22:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
We can always hope.
2007-05-17 11:20:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
unfortuantely no
2007-05-17 10:22:17 · answer #9 · answered by dzhoser 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
SURE! MINUS THEIR HEADS!
2007-05-17 10:21:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 5⤋