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Italy is to begin withdrawing its troops from Iraq in September 2005, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has said.
He told Rai state television the pullout would take place "in agreement with our allies".
Italy has 3,000 troops in Iraq - the fourth largest foreign contingent.
Domestic opposition to Italy's involvement in Iraq intensified after the killing of an Italian agent by US troops in Baghdad earlier this month.
The announcement came as Italy's lower house of parliament backed a recent Senate vote to extend the country's military presence in Iraq beyond June.
Luckily for us all it won't change our resolve.GarzaUK said:That coalition is getting smaller all the time isn't it.
Haha! I haven't seen the numbers of the 'mighty' coalition before, but that's pretty funny! I seems that the Italians leaving will cause a huge dent in the mighty coalition, although Italy makes up less than 3% of the total coalition, they are the 4th largest force! The real lucky thing for the USA is that those 8,000 Britons their won't be leaving anytime soon. Bush has Blair on a leash.GarzaUK said:Italian troops are to pull out by the end of the year says the Italian Prime Minister. In the US kiiling of an Italian agent thread, Pacridge - I said that this would happen. I love it when I'm right. (Just bask in my glory here lol)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4352259.stm
I just thought your should get the numbers on the mighty Coaltion of the Willing. What Rumsfeld described as the "Mother of all Coaltions".
US: 150,000
UK: 8,000
South Korea: 3,600
Italy: 3,085
Poland: 1,700
Ukraine: 1,600
Georgia: 898
Romania: 730
Japan: 550
Denmark: 496
Bulgaria: 450
Australia: 400
Batman said:Luckily for us all it won't change our resolve.
Poland: 1,700
With all that U.S. funded IRA terrorism?GarzaUK said:Yeah thanks to the coalition's invasion of Iraq, hatred of the West and hence the increase of Islamic terrorist recruits. Job well done. I can sleep at night now.
"In principle, we shouldn't give in to blackmail but this time we had to. Although it's a dangerous path to take because, obviously, it could encourage others to take hostages, either for political reasons or for criminal reasons," - Gustavo SelvaGarzaUK said:It's not about money Batman
GarzaUK said:Yeah thanks to the coalition's invasion of Iraq, hatred of the West and hence the increase of Islamic terrorist recruits. Job well done. I can sleep at night now.
GarzaUK said:Funnily in the UK a powder called Resolve is used (mixed with water) to cure hangovers. You'll need resolve to cure the massive hangover that's Iraq.
Batman said:"In principle, we shouldn't give in to blackmail but this time we had to. Although it's a dangerous path to take because, obviously, it could encourage others to take hostages, either for political reasons or for criminal reasons," - Gustavo Selva
It's a dangerous path to take, yet they take it anyway knowing what it could encourage.
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