Last Iraq War Soldier, Ahmed Kousay al-Taie, Remains Identified

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S military says it has identified the remains of the last American service member unaccounted for in Iraq.

Staff Sgt. Ahmed Kousay al-Taie was an Army interpreter who was born in Iraq and lived in Ann Arbor, Mich. He was kidnapped at gunpoint in October 2006 when he sneaked off base on a motorcycle to visit his Iraqi wife in central Baghdad.

The Army issued a statement Sunday saying that the military's mortuary in Dover, Del., had positively identified a set of remains as belonging to al-Taie.

Army officials said they had no further details on the circumstances surrounding his death or the discovery of his remains.

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Comments

[Dean Dalton]

03:47 PM on 02/27/2012

Thank you Judith Miller of the New York times for your report on the Iraq "Weapons of Mass Destruction". See you in Hell.

[mclkarim]

03:08 PM on 02/27/2012

This is just the way they are. They will never change. I am sorry for all Americans who served and died there for nothing.

[Sofia Champion]

01:53 PM on 02/27/2012

Poor guy. RIP

[jibhank]

11:13 AM on 02/27/2012

6,000 US dead, including 'contractors' and media, over 45,000 wounded and maimed. Bush's presidency will forever be remembered foremost for this blunder in the same way that Johnson is remembered for Vietnam, as they should! That doesn't count the 100,000 + Iraqi dead. Hope we learned a lesson. We got the facts wrong, but a couple of hotheads, Cheney and Rumsfeld, framed them in such a way that they could justify their war.

[cliffhammond]

12:55 AM on 02/29/2012

Sorry to correct you. Indeed it's tragic. There were at least 1.4 million Iraqi deaths.

[jibhank]

09:26 AM on 02/29/2012

Good point. There are about six different agencies estimating a huge variance in Iraqi casualties, including ORB which quotes a similar number to yours. Most agencies including the WHO and Iraqi Health Ministry estimate between 100,000 to 150,000. I don't think the true number will ever be known especially since accurate census data from the Sadam era is so unreliable, and current census data does not account for thousands of emigres.

[kolblh]

09:49 AM on 02/27/2012

RIP all who sacrificed your lives in a costly war. I'm not sure we gained any thing other than more anger towards us in the Middle East.

[llwlknsn]

10:26 AM on 02/27/2012

Hussein is gone. We should have stopped there.

[kolblh]

01:02 PM on 02/27/2012

Absolutely!

[TankGirlz]

02:29 AM on 02/29/2012

We could have started by not placing him in power in the first place??

[mxytsplyk]

12:19 AM on 02/27/2012

The shot of the woman in the burka is somewhat telling. Republicans being the fundamentalists they are, Iʻm surprised they donʻt make their women-folk dress like that.

[Lauren Speer]

05:57 AM on 02/27/2012

Well seeing as how that woman is NOT in a burka, shows your intelligence. You're about as smart as our President! Congratulations.

[rdh53]

08:47 AM on 02/27/2012

Good job!

[mxytsplyk]

04:58 PM on 02/27/2012

From your knowledge of the subject, Iʻd say youʻve got yours already picked out.

[MTTM]

11:23 PM on 02/26/2012

Most Tea Baggers would probably say that since Staff Sgt. Ahmed Kousay al-Taie was born in Iraq, he wasn't a real American. Shame on them.

[rdh53]

08:48 AM on 02/27/2012

Of course he is an American, stupid!

[SailbadTheSinner]

12:11 PM on 02/27/2012

Your words, not anyone from the Tea Party.
BTW, look up "tea bagger". You sound like someone that would enjoy it. LOL

[Big0725]

05:52 PM on 02/27/2012

Wow! Hit a little close to home?

[lowrodiay65]

11:15 PM on 02/26/2012

I wonder if all americans that lied to get us into Iraq ever think about all the people they have cause to die.

[ConservativeAmongWolves]

12:28 AM on 02/27/2012

Who all lied?

[dayzee10]

09:03 AM on 02/27/2012

I recall something about all those weapons of mass destruction we found and destroyed. Oh I forgot we didn't find or destroy any. Must have been a fib or misunderstanding

[rdh53]

08:57 AM on 02/27/2012

Are you aware that most of these soldiers, including myself, volunteered to join? Are you also aware that, although we lost about 3500 combat deaths over 8 years in Iraq, over 30,000 Americans die every year by car accidents. Are you also aware that every year over 30,000 Americans die in drug deaths (overdoses and associated crime). I spent two tours in Iraq and I was armed and able to defend myself, unlike a lot of the 60,000+ that die from drugs and cars every year. Maybe you should complain about cars and drugs instead. By the way, nobody lied, the US acted on intelligence that was evaluated and briefed to the President.

[Big0725]

05:56 PM on 02/27/2012

Are you aware you went to Iraq under false pretenses and for no good reason?

[adamben]

03:47 AM on 02/28/2012

all good points. i've often said to people that if you really care about american lives then the police should pull over more speeders and lock up drunk drivers, take their cars away as well as providing universal health coverage, create affordable gyms and exercise programs for all americans and hundreds of thousands of american lives would be saved, and it would be far cheaper.

[jessdog]

10:54 PM on 02/26/2012

"Heartless and homeless they must take their wives and families and tramp the roads like beggars they fight and fall for no other purpose but to multiply the possessions and comforts of the rich they are called masters of the world but yet possess not a clog of dirt that is truly their own"

[rw302361]

10:25 PM on 02/26/2012

god bless him and his family ..........and a note for you ones that hate take a good look at yourself......

[irishprince31771]

12:12 AM on 02/27/2012

good point

[lulian1950]

10:17 PM on 02/26/2012

We made one more enemy,so those shite made iran more stronger ,There was nada ,many solders die,bush call mission accomplish,That was Gift from president of republican party, and those Clown who try to tear each other a part never Mention bush ,even I am surprise with that honest moon man gingrich ,he never talk about bush ,the radical kids santorum talk faith ,the other champion mormon ,now try play game, to buy election by coach-brothers ,he loves tree,he is very conservative man,he loves cars,American car,he talk bulshit ,people listen him They have big dream ,that is as Ron told santorum fake + fake-dream, What is left for us Nada,God did not bring from the Sky nothing ,I am sick listen to them ,Conservative,Faith ,Cars, radicalsm,promise,catholic, Women,church ,contraception,Etc,For economy nada

[Apelika]

11:13 PM on 02/26/2012

May I ask....what are you on? Best get off of it and fast.

[leandy]

10:07 AM on 02/28/2012

I think that is called IO... Information Overload, Insanely Over.. He's suffering and experienceing from CO= Communication Overload, Can't Organize = as in CO2, the same gas you pass off when panting or breathing hard, some of it comes out as FART.

[Russ Marshall]

02:19 AM on 02/27/2012

I believe your the only person i ever heard stutter while typing

[rdh53]

08:58 AM on 02/27/2012

lol!

[Big0725]

05:57 PM on 02/27/2012

Dammit, you just made me wet myself! Thanks for the chuckle. :)

[Jim Pasterczyk]

09:48 PM on 02/26/2012

The last name to go on that wall.

[spytheweb]

10:31 PM on 02/26/2012

You mean to say there are no US soldiers in Iraq?

"Now only diplomatic-related military personnel remain in Iraq." That's double speak for, there are still military there that can be killed but we won't count them.

[Apelika]

11:15 PM on 02/26/2012

Well said.......so many that are not aware of the military world seem to think that all troops are combat troops. As an old time military wife, I have to laugh at their utter ignorance on the subject. Poor suckers, they believe all of what the media and some politicians tell them........

[wsdave]

11:57 PM on 02/26/2012

Last I read (about 2 weeks ago) there are still 4,000 U.S. troops and over 5,000 contractors, along with 11 THOUSAND "embassy personnel" still in Iraq.

[I think I think]

09:18 PM on 02/26/2012

Let's hope that this is the final chapter to a sad mistake in American forign policy.

i know, I'm dreaming.

[pipukwes]

09:09 PM on 02/26/2012

May they haunt the man who sent there to die for nothing, but to fuel his own revenge.

[irishprince31771]

12:05 AM on 02/27/2012

good point

[zoot rollo III]

08:44 PM on 02/26/2012

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!!