Stories like this are becoming all too common:

Two U.S. soldiers have been charged with premeditated murder in the death of an Iraqi near the northern city of Kirkuk last month, the U.S. military said Thursday.

The charges were brought against Sgt. Trey A. Corrales of Texas and Spc. Christopher P. Shore of Georgia, following “reports of the alleged wrongdoing made by fellow soldiers to military authorities,” the military’s statement said.

The U.S. Army Criminal Investigative Division is conducting an ongoing investigation.

The announcement came hours after a Marine corporal was convicted of kidnapping and conspiracy to commit offenses including murder in connection with the death of an Iraqi man in Hamdaniya last year.

As I have been saying, we can’t blame just the soldiers in these crimes. They are stuck in this never ending war and being deployed more often with less time at home. The stress gets to them. Of course the Republicans don’t understand this basic concept and still protect Bush at the expense of our brave men and women.