Soldier at rape-murder hearing describes conditions in Iraq

"Stressed-out soldiers are drinking whiskey and downing painkillers to try to cope with "mentally draining" duty in Iraq, a private testified Tuesday.

Cross told the military hearing that some of those accused of rape and murder were among colleagues who drank whiskey and cough syrup and swallowed painkillers to cope with their jobs.
The accused soldiers were drinking whiskey when one of them raised the idea of raping the girl...."