the u.s. convoy apparently took a wrong turn and headed straight into an iraqi military position. four u.s. troops were killed in the attack on that convoy and five american troops were captured. the ones who were captured were then paraded on iraqi television. these were american troops effectively prisoners of war forced to appear in propaganda videos then broadcast all over the world. iraqi tv outlets also cast images of the bodies of the american troops killed in that. this video of them parading american prisoners was sort of a shock to the american people in the very first week of the iraq war in march 2003. when it happened it prompted a very direct and very stern warning at the time from president george w. bush. if there is somebody captured and it looks like there may be i expect those people to be treated humanely. i expect the p.o.w.s to be treated humanely.