ThreeAmerican contractors missing in Iraq kidnapped from brothel, official says

We are spending invaluable resources on trying to find these kidnapped contractors. There are helicopter patrols, foot patrols searching buildings, intel personnel, and numerous others involved in searching for these men. Numerous lives are being put at risk to search for these men. All of this effort which could be being applied elsewhere is happening reportedly because these men were invited to a known brothel to engage with women and drink alcohol. If this situation is as reported it did not have to happen.

Making this even more difficult to know about is that now in some ME news sources the value of kidnapping an American over an Iraqi is being debated. Guess who wins!
"Iraqi militias, explained
Perhaps, though, the real worth of kidnapping foreigners, particularly military advisers, is that it sends a message from anti-US forces in the country to the US that it cannot operate here with impunity.
The Americans kidnapped represent the ultimate prize. Foreigners in Iraq can be useful as political tools to gain concessions. They can also be worth a lot of money."